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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:U-6A Beaver
    Last Military Serial:58-2071 US
    Construction Number:1403
    Last Civil Registration:N50TA
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada U-6A sn 58-2071...
    Latest Owner or Location:Trygg Holdings Llc, Anchorage, AK

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-20A-DH.

    5 December 1959

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 58-2071.

    18 September 1962

    Redesignated as U-6A.

    Transferred to Utah Army National Guard.

    From 11 August 1975 to 30 January 1976

    Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number UD072.

    After 1976

    To Civil Defence, Nashville, TN with new c/r N31339 (BEAVER U-6A, 582071).

    27 July 1979

    Certificate of airworthiness for N31339 (DHC-2 MK 1, 1403) issued.

    1 August 1979

    To Lyle E. Goodin, Titusville, FL keeping c/r N31339.

    22 March 1980


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Lakeland, Florida

    1 October 1983

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Arthur Dunn Airport (X21) Titusville, FL, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. The aircraft collided with a truck while taking off but managed to stay airborne, fly a mission and return to a normal landing. The private pilot was reportedly carrying 8 passengers for a parachute drop. He would not admit he was carrying passengers and none of the passengers would give a written statement...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    July 1987

    To Fort Frances, ON with new c/r C-GUNE.

    10 August 1989

    To Kakabeka Air Service, Kaministiqua River, ON keeping c/r C-GUNE.

    By April 2007

    To Duane Peters, Anchorage, AK with new c/r N94V.

    8 May 2007

    To Rapids Camp Lodge, Dallas, TX with new c/r N420RC.

    By April 2008

    Based at Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK.
    View the Location Dossier

    20 February 2017

    To Rapids Camp Lodge, Dallas, TX keeping c/r N420RC.

    December 2019


    Photographer: JoeJoe Prince

    18 February 2020

    To Trygg Holdings Llc, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N420RC.

    19 June 2020

    To Trygg Holdings Llc, Anchorage, AK with new c/r N50TA.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     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
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Transport Canada
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Terry Fletcher
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