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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:DHC-2 Beaver
    Last Military Serial:51-16858 US
    Construction Number:0428
    Last Civil Registration:N108KS
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada DHC-2 sn 51-168...
    Latest Owner or Location:Northern Waters Llc, Livingston, MT

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    Dates

    Event

    1952

    Constructed as a DHC-2.
    Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 428

    24 December 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 51-16858.

    June 1973

    To Defence Civil Preparedness Agency, Dallas, TX with new c/r N1507L.

    30 September 1987

    To Mike Cusacks King Salmon Lodge, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N1507L.

    By July 1990

    To Joseph Phillip, T/A King Salmon Lodge, King Salmon, AK keeping c/r N1507L.

    27 July 1990

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at King Salmon, AK, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. The pilot stated that during the initial climbout from a river gravel bar the airplane stalled, crashed back onto the gravel bar, and nosed over.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    28 July 1999

    Certificate of airworthiness for N108KS (BEAVER DHC-2, 428) issued.

    11 February 2005

    To King Salmon Lodge Aero 3 Llc, Anchorage, AK with new c/r N108KS.

    23 April 2012

    To Northern Waters Llc, Dillingham, AK keeping c/r N108KS.

    28 July 2015

    To TVPX Ars Inc Trustee, Concord, MA keeping c/r N108KS.

    22 January 2016

    To Northern Waters Llc, Livingston, MT keeping c/r N108KS.

    May 2019


    Photographer: JoeJoe Prince
    Notes: At Lake Hood, Anchorage,Alaska
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    DHC-2.com by Neil Aird
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    National Transportation Safety Board
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