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1952 De Havilland DHC-2Single-Engine Piston Aircraft • Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

This 1952 De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, serial number 531, is a rare, museum-quality example of the legendary workhorse, offered at $890,000 USD. Based at CYXY in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, and operating under VFR, the airframe shows a remarkably low total time of just 4,495 hours. The aircraft had not flown since 1989 until its recent, complete professional restoration, which has resulted in essentially a "like new" machine with approximately 10 hours flown since the work was completed in July of 2025.

The restoration included a new Pratt & Whitney PW985 piston engine with only 20 hours since major overhaul (TBO 1200), a new Hamilton Standard...

Year
1952
Make
De Havilland
Series
DHC-2 Beaver
Model
DHC-2
Serial #
531

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Amphibious, Classic / Antique, Utility
Flight Rules
VFR
Seats
7

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
4,495 hrs
Engine 1 Time
20 hrs (SMOH)
Logbook Status
Includes All Logbooks Since New, Original Military Maintenance Manuals In Mint Condition

Avionics

GPS

Garmin Aera 660 - In-Panel GPS Mount And Wiring

Comms

Trig TY96A - Com Transceiver

Audio

Garmin GMA 340 - Audio Panel

ADS-B In

Garmin GTX 345 - GTX Transponder ADS-B In/Out

ADSB

Garmin GTX 345 - GTX Transponder ADS-B In/Out

PFD

Garmin GI 275 - Flight Instruments

EMS

EI CGR-30P - EI Engine Monitoring System

Additional Equipment

OAT Probe

Garmin GTP 59 - GTP OAT Probe

Encoder

Garmin GAE 12 - GAE Encoder

Mount

Air Gizmo - Mount

ELT

Kannad - ELT

Interior & Exterior

Interior Year
2025
Paint Year
2024
Interior Notes
New Interior
Exterior Notes
New Paint

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Make
Pratt & Whitney
Engine Model
PW985
Propeller Model
Hamilton Standard Two-Blade Propeller

Asking Price

$890,000

Aircraft Location

Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Apr 19, 2026: $890,000 - controller

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First Seen: Apr 19, 2026

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Asking Price

$890,000