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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:Beaver I
    Construction Number:0815
    Last Civil Registration:C-GAYD
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada Beaver I cn 081...
    Latest Owner or Location:Sterling Pacific Air Ltd, Calgary, AB

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    Dates

    Event

    1955

    Constructed as a Beaver I.

    10 June 1955

    To Government of Colombia with new c/r HK-189-X.

    November 1959

    To Aerotaxi SA with new c/r HK-189.

    1972

    To Aerovias Regionales de Colombia keeping c/r HK-189.

    1974

    To Franco Hernando keeping c/r HK-189.

    To Servicios Aereos Meta Y Terretorios Nacionales Ltd keeping c/r HK-189.

    By 1979

    To Vias Aereas Colombianas Ltd, Villavicencio, Colombia keeping c/r HK-189.

    1992

    To Aerotaxi de Calamar Ltd, A. Villavencio keeping c/r HK-189.

    15 April 1995

    To Franco Hernando with new c/r HK-189-P.

    11 December 2002

    To 590714 BC Ltd, Campbell River, BC with new c/r C-GGBF.

    23 February 2012

    To Trace Engines LP, Midland, TX with new c/r N600AX.

    10 May 2012

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX600AX (DHC-2 MK 1, 815) issued.

    11 November 2012

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX600AX (DHC-2 MK 1, 815) issued.

    21 January 2015

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX600AX (DHC-2 MK 1, 815) issued.

    22 April 2015

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX600AX (DHC-2 MK 1, 0815) issued.

    5 July 2015


    Photographer: John W. Olafson
    Notes: This Beaver was rebuilt by Sealand and fitted with the Trace V-8 engine of 600 HP and a reversing 4-bladed prop. Its in the process of being certified in Canada for floats. Overnight stop in Vernon before heading to Val DOr

    1 February 2018

    Civil registration, N600AX, cancelled.
    Exported to Canada.

    3 May 2018

    To Sterling Pacific Air Ltd, Calgary, AB with new c/r C-GAYD.

    16 May 2018

    To Sterling Pacific Air Ltd, Calgary, AB keeping c/r C-GAYD.
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    Transport Canada
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