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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:Beaver I
    Construction Number:0491
    Last Civil Registration:N60WT
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada Beaver I cn 049...
    Latest Owner or Location:Talkeetna Aviation Llc, Talkeetna, AK

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1953

    Constructed as a Beaver I.

    By May 1953

    To Laurentian Air Services, Ottawa, ON with new c/r CF-EYU.

    August 1966

    To Athabaska Airways Ltd, Prince Albert, SK keeping c/r CF-EYU.

    November 1999

    To Pacific Aircraft Salvage Inc, Richmond, BC with new c/r C-GECN.

    21 February 2003

    To Sheyenne Air LLP, Argusville, ND with new c/r N4081F.

    27 July 2007


    Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
    Notes: At 2007 Oshkosh

    8 July 2008

    To Talkeetna Aviation Llc, Talkeetna, AK with new c/r N60WT.

    29 August 2008

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at Talkeetna, AK, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. The pilot of a tailwheel-equipped airplane was departing from a remote off-airport site that was surrounded by tall brush. The pilot said that during the takeoff run, the left wing struck tall brush, which pivoted the airplane to the left and it entered an area of heavy brush and trees...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    26 March 2009

    Certificate of airworthiness for N60WT (DHC-2 MK.I, 491) issued.

    26 January 2010


    Photographer: Axel Klegien
    Notes: N60WT De Havilland Beaver - At Renton, WA with cargo-door conversion
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     DHC-2.com by Neil Aird
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
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     Terry Fletcher
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