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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:U-6A Beaver
    Last Military Serial:56-0396 US
    Construction Number:1131
    Last Civil Registration:N2106K
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada U-6A sn 56-0396...
    Latest Owner or Location:Brooks Seaplane Service Inc, Coeur D Alene, ID

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-20A-DH.

    2 August 1957

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 56-0396.
    The delivery date is provided.

    New construction number, 1711, assigned to the airframe.

    30 November 1963


    Photographer: Dennis Newell
    Notes: CN 1131 56-0396 Asset of 94th Air Defense Artillery at Sembach AFB W. Germany.

    30 November 1963


    Photographer: Dennis Newell
    Notes: 56-0396 Airborne over Sembach AFB W. Germany

    Circa 1964

    Redesignated as U-6A.
    Designated a U-6A - based Sembach AFB.

    10 December 1973

    To Joseph V. Masin with new c/r N93440.

    16 January 1974

    Civil registration, N93440, cancelled.

    22 May 1974

    To unknown owner with c/r LN-KCQ.

    May 1984

    To FJLL-Flyg, Kiruna AB., Kiruna, Sweden with new c/r SE-INX.

    14 June 1990

    Certificate of airworthiness for N2106K (DHC-2 MK. I(L20A), 1131) issued.

    29 September 1993

    To Brooks Seaplane Service Inc, Coeur D Alene, ID with new c/r N2106K.

    Based at Brooks Seaplane Base, Coeur dAlene, ID.
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    20 June 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 photo at Brooks Seaplane Base, Idaho

    20 June 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 photo moored at Brooks Seaplane base

    1 January 2014

    Certificate of airworthiness for N2106K (DHC-2 MK. I(L20A), 1131) issued.

    24 July 2018

    To Brooks Seaplane Service Inc, Laguna Hills, CA keeping c/r N2106K.

    30 November 2019


    Photographer: Dennis Newell
    Notes: 56-0396 / N2106K The last insult to a fine airframe. Coeur dAlene ID. She served 64 years.

    30 April 2020

    To Brooks Seaplane Service Inc, Coeur D Alene, ID keeping c/r N2106K.

    By 5 July 2020

    To unknown owner with c/r N2106K.

    5 July 2020

    Crashed.
    There were eight fatalities. The accident occurred at Coeur dAlene, ID, United States while cruising. The airframe was destroyed. On July 5, 2020, about 1422 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna TU206, N6373U and a de Havilland DHC-2, N2106K, were destroyed when they were involved in an accident near Coeur dAlene, Idaho. The pilot and passenger of the Cessna and the pilot and 5 passengers of the de Havilland, were fatally injured...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    4 September 2021

    Civil registration, N2106K, cancelled.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Swedish Transport Agency
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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