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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:Beaver I
    Last Military Serial:51-16484 US
    Construction Number:0237
    Last Civil Registration:N952DB
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada Beaver I sn 51-...
    Latest Owner or Location:Mountain Air Service Llc, Ketchikan, AK

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Beaver I.

    20 April 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 51-16484.

    19 February 1981

    To George Robertson, Homer, AK with new c/r N1076 (BEAVER U-6A, 51-16484).

    24 March 1981

    Civil registration, N1076, cancelled.
    Exported to Canada.

    25 March 1981

    To Keewatin Air Ltd, Winnipeg, MB with new c/r C-GMJU (DHC-2 MK. I, 237).

    1984

    To Eagle Air keeping c/r C-GMJU.

    25 March 1988

    To Hyack Air (1981) Ltd, New Westminster, BC keeping c/r C-GMJU.

    15 June 1989

    To Air Rainbow Ltd, Nanaimo, BC keeping c/r C-GMJU.

    30 March 2001

    To North Island Air and Marine Ltd, Port McNeill, BC keeping c/r C-GMJU.

    Based at Kenmore Air Harbor, Seattle, WA.
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    19 June 2002

    To Douglas F. Devries, Kenmore, WA with new c/r N922DD.

    29 August 2002

    Certificate of airworthiness for N922DD (DHC-2 MK 1, 237) issued.

    23 July 2005


    Photographer: David Lednicer
    Notes: A Beaver in the storage yard at the Kenmore Air Harbor. This aircraft was operated for many years by the USAF as 51-16484

    5 April 2006

    To George Matt Hook, Palm City, FL keeping c/r N922DD.

    9 May 2009


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: At Kenmore Air Harbour

    31 May 2011

    To George Matt Hook, Seahurst, WA keeping c/r N922DD.

    22 May 2012

    To Catahoula Air Llc, Seahurst, WA keeping c/r N922DD.

    23 October 2012

    To Mountain Air Service Llc, Ketchikan, AK with new c/r N952DB.

    19 June 2015


    Photographer: John W. Olafson
    Notes: Kicking up lots of spray as it gets up on the step at Ketchikan

    Circa 13 May 2019

    Certificate of airworthiness for N952DB issued.

    13 May 2019

    Crashed.
    There were six fatalities, were nine serious injuries and was one minor injury. The accident occurred at Ketchikan, AK, United States while maneuvering. The damage was substantial.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    5 February 2022

    Civil registration, N952DB, cancelled.
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    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Civil Aircraft Register of the World by Pascal Brugier
    DHC-2.com by Neil Aird
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Transport Canada
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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