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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:U-6A Beaver
    Last Military Serial:57-6161 US
    Last Civil Registration:N8523
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada U-6A sn 57-6161...
    Latest Owner or Location:Airrw Llc, Missoula, MT

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    Event

    Constructed as an U-6A.

    Circa 1957

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 57-6161.

    3 January 1972

    To Western Nebraska Technical College, Sidney, NE with new c/r N8523.

    6 June 1997

    Certificate of airworthiness for N8523 (BEAVER U-6A, 57-6161) issued.

    18 September 1998

    To Philip J. Yeager Trustee, Anacortes, WA keeping c/r N8523.

    3 May 2000

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Kenmore Air Harbour SPB Airport (WA57) Kenmore, WA, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The pilot was landing to the south on Lake Washington in between a buoy and a yacht. The yacht was making approximately 2 to 3 knots speed heading south. Winds were out of the south at 13 knots, gusting to 17 knots resulting in choppy water surface conditions. As the floatplane touched down, the yacht powered up creating a large bow wave...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    30 January 2001

    To Marvin Scott, Warroad, MN keeping c/r N8523.

    1 January 2006

    Certificate of airworthiness for N8523 (BEAVER U-6A, 57-6161) issued.

    13 March 2006

    To Richard L. Gee, Seattle, WA keeping c/r N8523.

    Based at Kenmore Air Harbor, Seattle, WA.
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    1 July 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 Photo at Kenmore Harbour

    1 July 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 Photo at Kenmore Harbour

    22 June 2017

    To Airrw Llc, Newton, KS keeping c/r N8523.

    8 October 2019


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Kenmore Air Harbor, Washington, U.S.A.

    3 October 2020

    Civil registration, N8523, cancelled.

    12 April 2023

    To Airrw Llc, Missoula, MT keeping c/r N8523.
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
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    National Transportation Safety Board
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