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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:U-6A Beaver
    Last Military Serial:52-6094 US
    Construction Number:0464
    Last Civil Registration:N6464P
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada U-6A sn 52-6094...
    Latest Owner or Location:Gateway Aviation Llc, Ketchikan, AK

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    Dates

    Event

    1953

    Constructed as a L-20A-DH.

    From 17 March 1953 to 1969

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 52-6094.

    18 September 1962

    Redesignated as U-6A.

    From 18 March 1965 to 21 September 1965

    Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number 52-6094.

    By 1969

    To New Hampshire State Division Resources, Concord, NH with new c/r N1587X.

    March 1971

    To Showano Flying Service, Showano, WI keeping c/r N1587X.

    14 April 1977

    Certificate of airworthiness for N1587X (DHC-2 MK. I(L20A), 464) issued.

    1988

    To Lake Union Air Service, Lake Union, Seattle, WA with new c/r N3LU.

    February 1990

    To Ronald L. Fitzgerald, Michael B. Salazar/Ketchikan Air Service Ltd, AK with new c/r N23RF.

    9 July 1999

    To S and S Aircraft Leasing, Ketchikan, AK keeping c/r N23RF.

    1 May 2003

    To Pacific Airways Inc, Ketchikan, AK with new c/r N264P.

    7 October 2005

    To Radial Power Enterprises Llc, Ketchikan, AK keeping c/r N264P.

    2 July 2013


    Photographer: John W. Olafson
    Notes: At Ketchikan

    19 June 2015


    Photographer: John W. Olafson
    Notes: Departing Ketchikan

    22 March 2017

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Ketchikan Harbor Airport (5KE) Ketchikan, AK, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. The pilot of the float-equipped airplane reported that, before the takeoff, he taxied aCuout a little farther than normalaC due to another airplane taxiing in the waterway. He added that, as he advanced the throttle, his forward view changed as the airplane came onto step position and that he subsequently saw a buoy in the takeoff path...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 22 March 2017

    To Pacific Airways keeping c/r N264P.

    20 June 2018

    To Radial Power Enterprises Llc, Ketchikan, AK keeping c/r N264P.

    10 December 2021

    To Gateway Aviation Llc, Ketchikan, AK keeping c/r N264P.

    14 October 2022

    To Gateway Aviation Llc, Ketchikan, AK with new c/r N6464P.
    Family Air titles.

    17 July 2023


    Photographer: John Wolsafson
    Notes: This Beaver has operated out of Ketchikan under many different airline names. Family Air is the latest for this 70 year old. Seen departing from the Tongass Narrows at Ketchikan.
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