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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:U-6A Beaver
    Last Military Serial:51-16821 US
    Construction Number:0345
    Last Civil Registration:N9279Z
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada U-6A sn 51-1682...
    Latest Owner or Location:Snow Mountain Enterprises Llc, Ketchikan, AK

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-20A-DH.

    5 September 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 51-16821.

    18 September 1962

    Redesignated as U-6A.

    Transferred to Signal Corps Army Aviation Center.

    From 7 March 1972 to 9 February 1976

    Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number HS129.

    8 April 1976

    Certificate of airworthiness for N9279Z (DHC-2-L-20, 345) issued.

    8 April 1976

    To Cal-Vada Aircraft Inc, Homewood, CA with new c/r N9279Z.

    From 22 March 1984 to 7 May 2001

    To Michael A. Brown, Kings Beach, CA keeping c/r N9279Z.

    21 February 2002

    To Cal-Vada Aircraft Inc, Homewood, CA keeping c/r N9279Z.

    4 June 2004

    To Snow Mountain Enterprises Llc, Ketchikan, AK keeping c/r N9279Z.

    Operated by Southeast Aviation.

    Based at Ketchikan Lake Airport, Ketchikan, AK.
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    1 January 2008

    Certificate of airworthiness for N9279Z (DHC-2-L-20, 345) issued.

    7 April 2010


    Photographer: William T Larkins

    12 June 2017

    To Snow Mountain Enterprises Llc, Ketchikan, AK keeping c/r N9279Z.

    September 2018


    Photographer: Heather Holt
    Notes: Southeast Aviation in Ketchikan, AK up to Misty Fjords
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    Credits
     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
     DHC-2.com by Neil Aird
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Terry Fletcher
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