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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:Turbo-Beaver III
    Construction Number:1683
    Last Civil Registration:N456SF
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada Turbo-Beaver II...
    Latest Owner or Location:Samuel T. Fejes Jr, Anchorage, AK

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    Dates

    Event

    1 January 1968

    Constructed as a Turbo-Beaver III.

    25 July 1968

    To The Ontario aCo Minnesota Pulp (and) Paper Company, Fort Frances, ON with new c/r CF-OMJ.

    12 October 1973

    To Joseph V. Masin with new c/r N93434.

    2 April 1974

    Civil registration, N93434, cancelled.

    Circa 1978

    To Boise Cascade Canada Ltd, Fort Frances, ON with new c/r C-FOMJ.

    29 March 1995


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: 1995 photo at Winnipeg - Wheel-Ski equipped Turbo-Beaver ideal for visiting logging sites in its NW Ontario area of operation

    11 June 1997

    To Abitibi-Consolidated Inc, Montreal, QC keeping c/r C-FOMJ.

    1 March 2000

    To Melaire Ltd, Fort Frances, ON keeping c/r C-FOMJ.

    3 June 2014

    To Emo Investments Ltd, Emo, ON keeping c/r C-FOMJ.

    3 June 2014

    To Emo Investments Ltd, (Ross Air), Banditt Lake, ON keeping c/r C-FOMJ.

    3 June 2014

    To Emo Investments Ltd, Emo, ON keeping c/r C-FOMJ.

    28 January 2016

    To Samuel T. Fejes Jr, Anchorage, AK with new c/r N456SF.

    4 March 2016

    Certificate of airworthiness for N456SF (DHC 2 MK III, 1683 TB51) issued.

    7 June 2017

    To Samuel T. Fejes Jr, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N456SF.

    June 2018


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

    Circa 3 May 2019

    Certificate of airworthiness for N456SF issued.

    3 May 2019

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Ultima Thule Lodge Airport (PVT) McCarthy, AK, United States.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    6 May 2019

    Civil registration, N456SF, cancelled.

    19 July 2023


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: Looks like being active again at Lake Hood, AK
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    National Transportation Safety Board
    Transport Canada
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