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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:Beaver I
    Last Military Serial:55-4590 US
    Construction Number:0970
    Last Civil Registration:N95RC
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada Beaver I sn 55-...
    Latest Owner or Location:Kenmore Air Harbor Llc, Kenmore, WA

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1956

    Constructed as a Beaver I.

    25 September 1956

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 55-4590.

    New construction number, 1628, assigned to the airframe.
    A new construction number was assigned by the army.

    From 29 August 1973 to 7 April 1975

    New serial number assigned: UD042 MASDC

    From Circa May 1975 to August 1987

    To Civil Air Patrol Supply Depot, Amarillo Texas with new c/r N67110.

    24 September 1987

    To Great Barrier Reef Flying Boat Services, Airlie Beach, QLD/Seaair Pacific with new c/r VH-JDX.

    September 1990


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: Seair replaced the two Mallards with floatplane DHC-2 Beavers fitted with passenger cabins and extra windows Here is a Beaver line-up at the Shute Harbour terminal early morning in September 1990

    From June 1993 to 5 August 1997

    To Tropic Bird, Whitsunday Islands, QLD keeping c/r VH-JDX.

    18 June 1998

    To Perreyair Ind/William R Perrey, Courtenay, BC with new c/r C-FOOX {2}.

    From 18 June 1998 to 10 April 2000

    To William Perry, Courtenay, BC keeping c/r C-FOOX {2}.

    22 June 2000

    To Rapids Camp Lodge Inc, King Salmon, AK with new c/r N95RC.

    26 June 2000

    Certificate of airworthiness for N95RC (BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, 970) issued.

    5 June 2008


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2008 Photo at Lake Hood, Anchorage, Alaska

    8 June 2016

    Certificate of airworthiness for N95RC (BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, 970) issued.

    8 August 2016

    Crashed.
    There were four serious injuries and were three minor injuries. The accident occurred at the Crosswind Lake Airport (N/A) Iliamna, AK, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. The airline transport pilot of the float-equipped airplane was attempting a takeoff with the load of passengers that he had flown to the lake earlier in the day. The pilots calculated takeoff distances for the water run and over a 50-FT obstacle were 1050 feet and 2210 feet, respectively...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    23 January 2018

    To Kenmore Air Harbor Inc, Kenmore, WA keeping c/r N95RC.

    22 November 2019

    To Kenmore Air Harbor Llc, Kenmore, WA keeping c/r N95RC.
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    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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