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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:Turbo-Beaver III
    Construction Number:1623
    Last Civil Registration:N343KT
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada Turbo-Beaver II...
    Latest Owner or Location:Rustair Inc, Talkeetna, AK

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    Dates

    Event

    1965

    Constructed as a Turbo-Beaver III.
    Dehavilland DHC 2 MK III 1623TB-14

    6 January 1966

    To McMurray Air Service Ltd, (Ashmore Gold Mines), Fort McMurray, AB with new c/r CF-MCM.
    Based Uranium City, SK.

    From 1968 to 1970

    To Wardair keeping c/r CF-MCM.

    Circa 1970

    To ERA Helicopters Inc with new c/r N9631.

    2 May 1970

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number ANC70AA076: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 20:40 hours. The damage was substantial. The flight departed from Prudhoe Bay, AK, with the destination Kavik, AK. Experienced a controlled collision with terrain while in flight. The sky conditions were obscured. The visibility was unknown/not reported. The precipitaion was snow showers. There was fog. The weather conditions were VFR...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    From 29 May 1975 to 3 July 1991

    To Ptarmigan Airways Ltd, Yellowknife, NT with new c/r C-GWQF.

    9 July 1991

    To Gee Bee Inc, Anchorage, AK with new c/r N45GB.

    5 April 1993

    To Northern Lights Air Service Ltd, Goose Bay, NL with new c/r C-FNPW.

    28 June 1994

    Certificate of airworthiness for N45GB (DHC 2 MK III, 1623TB-14) issued.

    28 June 1994

    To Gee Bee Inc, Anchorage, AK with new c/r N45GB.

    13 February 1997

    To Katmai Adventures Inc, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N45GB.

    3 February 1999

    To Katmai Adventures Inc, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N45GB.

    20 April 2017

    To Rustair Inc, Talkeetna, AK keeping c/r N45GB.

    15 June 2017


    Photographer: John W. Olafson
    Notes: This original turbine Beaver is now part of Rusts fleet at Lake Hood, Anchorage, Alaska

    June 2018


    Photographer: Joe Joe Prince
    Notes: At Lake Hood, Anchorage, Alaska

    By July 2018

    To Rustair Inc, Talkeetna, AK with new c/r N343KT.
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    DHC-2.com by Neil Aird
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
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