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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:U-6A Beaver
    Last Military Serial:56-0371 US
    Construction Number:1079
    Last Civil Registration:C-GZXV
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada U-6A sn 56-0371...
    Latest Owner or Location:B. C. Yukon Air Service Limited, Dease Lake, BC

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an U-6A.

    Circa 1956

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 56-0371.

    To Airlease Inc, Kenmore, WA with new c/r N49771.

    17 July 1963

    Certificate of airworthiness for N1102T (BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, 1079) issued.

    4 April 1972

    To Eighth U S Army Flying Club, Apo San Francisco, CA with new c/r N1102T.

    28 December 1973

    Certificate of airworthiness for N49771 (DHC-2 MK. I(L20A), 1079) issued.

    25 March 1977

    To Warroad Airways Inc, Warroad, MI with new c/r N49771.

    19 June 1988

    Crashed.
    There were two minor injuries. The accident occurred at the Warroad Seaplane Base Airport (75Y) Warroad, MN, United States while taxiing. The damage was substantial. The pilot decided to land in the lake approximately 1000 yards from the sea plane base and was attempting a step-taxi back to the base when the aircraft struck a sand bar. The pilot stated that he was taxiing near tall grass where he thought the water was deep enough to taxi on, when the aircraft struck the sand bar...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    6 December 1991

    To unknown owner with c/r N1102T.

    31 March 1997

    To Airlease Inc, Kenmore, WA with new c/r N49771.

    12 May 2005

    To Eighth U S Army Flying Club, Apo San Francisco, CA with new c/r N1102T.

    6 November 2005


    Photographer: David Lednicer
    Notes: In the Kenmore storage yard. This aircraft originally served with the US Army as 56-0374.

    26 June 2008

    Civil registration, N49771, cancelled.
    Exported to Canada.

    9 July 2008

    To Ootsa Air Ltd, Burns Lake, BC with new c/r C-GZXV.

    2 October 2008

    To Eighth U S Army Flying Club, Apo San Francisco, CA with new c/r N1102T.

    Based at Kenmore Air Harbor, Seattle, WA.
    View the Location Dossier

    18 September 2009

    Civil registration, C-GZXV, cancelled.

    29 June 2010

    To Ootsa Air Ltd, Burns Lake, BC with new c/r C-GZXV.

    24 May 2012

    Civil registration, N1102T, cancelled.

    17 March 2015

    Civil registration, C-GZXV, cancelled.

    15 May 2015

    To B. C. Yukon Air Service Limited, Watson Lake, YT with new c/r C-GZXV.

    12 April 2016

    To B. C. Yukon Air Service Limited, Dease Lake, BC keeping c/r C-GZXV.

    1 January 2017

    Certificate of airworthiness for N1102T (BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, 1079) issued.


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    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden

    Internet Sources
    AMCAR
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Transport Canada

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