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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:U-6A Beaver
    Last Military Serial:55-3485 US
    Construction Number:0950
    Last Civil Registration:N77KZ
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada U-6A sn 55-3485...
    Latest Owner or Location:Michael W. Renfro, Bethel, AK

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an U-6A.

    Circa 1955

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 55-3485.

    By May 1987

    Based at Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK.
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    22 October 1987

    To Philip E. Driver, Anchorage, AK with new c/r N77KZ.

    16 April 1997

    To Philip E. Driver, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N77KZ.

    5 September 1998


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In ANC.

    2 March 2000

    Certificate of airworthiness for N77KZ (BEAVER DHC-2, 950) issued.

    7 September 2007

    Certificate of airworthiness for N77KZ (BEAVER DHC-2, 950) issued.

    21 May 2008


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Lake Hood, Anchorage, Alaska

    13 May 2009


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: N77KZ with wheel/ski-gear at Lake Hood, AK

    31 July 2012

    To Philip E. Driver, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N77KZ.

    19 March 2016

    To Michael W. Renfro, Bethel, AK keeping c/r N77KZ.

    22 September 2019

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at Mountain Village, AK, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. The pilot in the float-equipped airplane reported that, he did not extend the flaps before he accelerated for takeoff. Shortly after coming on step, I rolled the ailerons to the left and applied back pressure to the yoke to become airborne. However, the airplane did not become airborne before the floats struck the tundra, the airplane bounced and skidded to a stop, upright.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    August 2022


    Photographer: JoeJoe Prince
    Notes: At Bethel, Alaska
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    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     AMCAR
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
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