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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:U-6A Beaver
    Last Military Serial:54-1684 US
    Construction Number:0820
    Last Civil Registration:N6782L
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada U-6A sn 54-1684...
    Latest Owner or Location:Seawind Aviation Inc, Ketchikan, AK

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    Dates

    Event

    1955

    Constructed as an U-6A.

    6 June 1955

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 54-1684.

    From 1976 to 1988

    To Alabama Aviation (and) Tech College, Ozark, AL with new c/r N3301F.

    1 February 1989

    To Lake Union Air Service Inc, Lake Union/Seattle, WA with new c/r N23LU.

    24 January 1990

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX6782L (DHC-2 MK. I(L20A), 820) issued.

    23 February 1993

    To Kenmore-Air Harbor Inc, Kenmore, WA with new c/r N6782L.

    25 May 1994

    Crashed.
    There was one serious injury. The accident occurred at the Friday Harbor Airport (WA24) Friday Harbor, WA, United States while taxiing. While taxiing the float-equipped airplane to docking, the pilot shut off the engine ignition and immediately exited the cabin. He then quickly walked forward on one of the floats in order to keep the aircraft from contacting the dock...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    16 November 1999

    To Kenmore Air Harbor Inc, Kenmore, WA keeping c/r N6782L.

    2 April 2006


    Photographer: David Lednicer
    Notes: Airborne, but not flying - moving a Beaver in the Kenmore storage yard. This aircraft first served with the US Army as 54-1684.

    21 April 2008

    To Beaver Lodge Llc, Ketchikan, AK keeping c/r N6782L.

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

    26 April 2010

    To Samuel A. Romey, Ketchikan, AK keeping c/r N6782L.

    28 March 2013

    To Seawind Aviation Inc, Ketchikan, AK keeping c/r N6782L.

    19 June 2015


    Photographer: John Wolsafson


    Photographer: Danny Hoggard

    21 July 2023

    To Seawind Aviation Inc, Ketchikan, AK keeping c/r N6782L.
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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
     AMCAR
    DHC-2.com by Neil Aird
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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