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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-6 / C-118/R6D Liftmaster
    Latest Model:C-118B Liftmaster
    Last Military Serial:131606 USN
    Construction Number:43709
    Last Civil Registration:N4206L
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-118B sn 131606 USN cn 437...
    Latest Owner or Location:Northern Air Cargo Inc, Anchorage, AK

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a R6D-1.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 131606.

    Redesignated as C-118B.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 131606.

    To unknown owner with c/r N4206L.

    To unknown owner with c/r N4206L.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Fairbanks, AK.

    8 November 1975


    Photographer: RON PICCIANI COLLECTION
    Notes: C-118B Bu# 131606 operated by VR-21 based at NAS Barbers Point, HI, photographed in the pattern at Kadena Air Base, Japan, November 8th, 1975, via Ron Picciani Collection.

    29 June 1981

    Certificate of airworthiness for N4206L (C-118A, 43709) issued.

    To Everts, Fairbanks, AK keeping c/r .
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    24 July 1981

    To Northern Air Cargo Inc, Anchorage, AK with new c/r N4206L.

    By 8 June 1984

    To unknown owner with c/r N4206L.

    8 June 1984

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Kuparak Airport (UUK) Deadhorse, AK, United States while on appoach. The damage was substantial. The aircraft struck a non-directional radio beacon tower while on an ils dme runway 05 instrument approach to the kuparak oil field airport. Investigation revealed that weather issued to the aircraft included an indefinate 200 feet sky obscured condition visibility of 1 1/4 miles. Both the captain co-pilot stated that they could see the other end of the runway...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    21 May 1997

    To Northern Air Cargo Inc, Anchorage, AK with new c/r N4206L.

    26 September 2008

    To unknown owner with c/r N4206L.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Fairbanks, AK.

    27 August 2012

    Civil registration, N4206L, cancelled.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Fairbanks, AK.

    Withdrawn from use.
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
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     Airbus, Boeing, Convair and Douglas Production List
    AMCAR
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    National Transportation Safety Board
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