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Constructed as an U-6A. |
11 June 1952 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 51-16499. |
From 1962 to May 1973 |
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To Fairchild Aircraft Company with new c/r N17392. |
2 August 1967 |
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To Air National Guard, Mission, TX keeping c/r N17392. |
From 8 May 1973 to 20 February 1976 |
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Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number HS189. |
3 May 1974 |
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Civil registration, N17392, cancelled. |
23 September 1974 |
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Photographer: eLaReF
Notes: At the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center: Davis-Monthan A.F.B., Arizona |
March 1976 |
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To Sandy Lake Stores Ltd, Winnipeg, MB with new c/r C-GFDD. |
July 1976 |
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To Saint. Andrews Airways, Winnipeg, MB keeping c/r C-GFDD. |
May 1981 |
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To Hyack Air Ltd, New Westminster, BC keeping c/r C-GFDD. |
26 April 1989 |
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To Lake Union Air Service, Lake Union Seattle, WA with new c/r N44LU. |
5 May 1989 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for N44LU (BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, 273) issued. |
February 1993 |
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To Kenmore Air Harbor, Kenmore, WA with new c/r N6784L. |
27 December 1993 |
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To Howard O. Mills Jr, Bellingham, WA keeping c/r N6784L. |
1 January 2005 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for N6784L (BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, 273) issued. |
18 January 2007 |
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To Watson Ed III, Mount Vernon, WA with new c/r N55WE. |
23 July 2007 |
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Crashed.
The accident occurred at Kalispell, MT, United States while cruising. The damage was substantial. While in cruise flight over a wilderness area, the engine sputtered and then lost power. The pilots attempted to restart the engine and then began to look for a place to land. The pilot landed the airplane on a gravel/sand bar area near a river. The airplane sustained structural damage to the firewall, a wing strut and leading edge damage to the horizontal stabilizer...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report. |
10 June 2010 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: At Lake Hood, Anchorage |
22 June 2010 |
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To unknown owner with c/r N55WE.
Registration pending to a new owner in Anchorage, AK. |
12 July 2010 |
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To WD Aircraft Investments Llc, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N55WE. |
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Based at Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK.
 View the Location Dossier |
23 December 2013 |
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To Kruse Jeff, Fairbanks, AK keeping c/r N55WE. |
By 3 September 2015 |
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To unknown owner with c/r N55WE. |
3 September 2015 |
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Crashed.
The accident occurred at Arctic Village, AK, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. The pilot reported that while departing in a tailwheel-equipped airplane, from a rough and uneven tundra-covered off-airport site, it failed to gain sufficient airspeed and he aborted the takeoff. The airplanes main wheels sunk into the soft tundra-covered terrain and the airplane subsequently nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the wings...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report. |
11 March 2020 |
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To unknown owner with c/r N55WE.
Registration pending to a new owner in Bethel, AK. |
24 August 2020 |
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To Paklook Air Inc, Bethel, AK keeping c/r N55WE. |
3 May 2023 |
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To D and B Aircraft Leasing Llc, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N55WE. |
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