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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:U-6A Beaver
    Last Military Serial:53-7964 US
    Construction Number:0788
    Last Civil Registration:N6781L
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada U-6A sn 53-7964...
    Latest Owner or Location:Kenmore AIR Harbor Inc

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    Dates

    Event

    1953

    Constructed as an U-6A.

    Circa 1953

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 53-7964.

    9 September 1976

    Certificate of airworthiness for N6781L (BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, 788) issued.

    8 May 1989

    To Lake Union Air Service Inc, Seattle, WA with new c/r N10LU.

    17 February 1993

    To Kenmore Air Harbor Inc, Kenmore, WA with new c/r N6781L.

    Based at Kenmore Air Harbor, Seattle, WA.
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    30 April 2001

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Lake Union Air Service SPB Airport (WA57) Seattle, WA, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. The left seat pilot, who was undergoing training, accompanied by the right seat pilot (both pilots were instructors), taxied the floatplane out for departure. The aircraft was turned into the wind and takeoff power was beginning to be applied when the aircrafts right wing was picked up by a wind gust...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1 January 2009

    Certificate of airworthiness for N6781L (BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, 788) issued.

    1 July 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 Photo at Kenmore Harbour

    By 30 September 2016

    To Kenmore AIR Harbor Inc with new c/r N6781L.

    30 September 2016

    Crashed.
    There were two serious injuries and were two minor injuries. The accident occurred at the Fishermans Bay Airport (81W) Lopez Island, WA, United States while on decent. The damage was substantial. While maneuvering at low altitude for a water landing, the commercial pilot of the float-equipped airplane encountered low visibility due to ground fog. The pilot initiated a go-around, but the airplane impacted the water, bounced and impacted the water a second time before coming to restAaupright...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    8 July 2019

    Civil registration, N6781L, cancelled.
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    Print Sources
     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
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