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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:Beaver I
    Last Military Serial:58-2706 US
    Construction Number:1409
    Last Civil Registration:N1409S
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada Beaver I sn 58-...
    Latest Owner or Location:Beaver Farms Llc, Kalispell, MT

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1959

    Constructed as a Beaver I.
    Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I 1409

    14 December 1959

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 58-2706.

    From 12 July 1973 to 2 August 1974

    Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number UD-041.

    3 August 1974

    To Great Oaks Joint Vocational School Department., Cincinnati, OH with new c/r N64856.

    December 1993

    To T. W. Smith Aircraft Inc, Cincinnati, OH keeping c/r N64856.

    From 9 May 1996 to 1 February 1999

    To John J. Zito, Chester, NH keeping c/r N64856.

    3 February 1999

    Civil registration, N64856, cancelled.
    Exported to Canada.

    From 4 May 1999 to 15 January 2002

    To Alpenglow Aviation Inc, Golden, BC with new c/r C-FZEX.

    23 January 2002

    To Ken Munro, Priddis, AB keeping c/r C-FZEX.

    30 July 2008


    Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
    Notes: At 2008 Oshkosh

    7 April 2015

    To Beacon West Llc, Billings, MT with new c/r N1409S.

    19 May 2015

    Certificate of airworthiness for N1409S (DHC-2 MK.I, 1409) issued.

    15 November 2015


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: N1409S at Victoria B.C. on 21Nov15 - This Montana based DeHav Beaver was C-FZEX until April/15. Here he is making a quick stop before proceeding to Campbell River.

    27 September 2017

    To unknown owner with c/r N1409S.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Kalispell, MT.

    8 November 2017

    To Beaver Farms Llc, Kalispell, MT keeping c/r N1409S.
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     DHC-2.com by Neil Aird
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Transport Canada
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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