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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:L-20A-DH Beaver
    Last Military Serial:55-0701 US
    Construction Number:0926
    Last Civil Registration:N444EF
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada L-20A-DH sn 55-...
    Latest Owner or Location:Katmai Air Llc, Anchorage, AK

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    Dates

    Event

    1956

    Constructed as a L-20A-DH.

    6 June 1956

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 55-0701.

    New construction number, 1603, assigned to the airframe.
    The U.S. Army assigned their own construction numbers.

    1966

    Transferred to Served with 224th Aviation Battalion (and) 156th Aviation Company (RR), Can Tho, South Vietnam I.

    January 1972

    To Civil Air Patrol Inc, Maxwell AFB., Montgomery, AL with new c/r N5231G.

    By 1979

    To Charles R. Pike, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N5231G.

    March 1980

    To Elm Corporation, /Elm Fisheries, Bethel, AK keeping c/r N5231G.

    July 1982

    To Elm Fisheries, Bethel, AK with new c/r N444EF.

    1 October 1986

    To John F. Sumrall, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N444EF.

    14 July 1994

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR444EF (BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, 926) issued.

    5 June 1998


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Lake Hood, Anchorage, Alaska

    15 June 1999

    To Katmai Pro Shop Inc, King Salmon, AK keeping c/r N444EF.

    By 26 July 2000

    To Katmai Pro Shop Inc keeping c/r N444EF.

    26 July 2000

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at King Salmon, AK, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. The pilot was departing a river in a float equipped airplane. Two branches of another river were flowing from the right, into the main channel used by the pilot for departure. A left crosswind was blowing between 10 to 20 knots. During the takeoff run toward the north, the pilot began to lower the nose of the airplane to get on-step...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 12 May 2007


    Photographer: Unknown

    10 September 2008

    To Alaska Ventures Llc, Sumner, WA keeping c/r N444EF.

    1 January 2014

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR444EF (BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, 926) issued.

    Circa 1 January 2014

    To Alaskas Wilderness Lodge Inc, Port Alsworth, AK keeping c/r N444EF.

    1 October 2015

    To Alaska Ventures Llc, Sumner, WA keeping c/r N444EF.

    14 June 2018

    To Alaskas Fishing Unlimited Inc, Port Alsworth, AK keeping c/r N444EF.

    29 December 2022

    To Katmai Air Llc, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N444EF.
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    DHC-2.com by Neil Aird
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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