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N6781L over Sooke, British Columbia.
Photo: Jack & Nancy Most © 20 September 2009 - via William Anderson
N6781L in latest paint scheme.
Photos: Joe Bush © 16 October 2007
N6781L further along in the process.
Photo: Kenneth I. Swartz © 28 August 2007
N6781L all taped up ready to get a new Kenmore house livery, black replacing the brown this time.
Photo: Neil Aird © 07 June 2007
N6781L waiting in the yard.
Photo: Fred Wallis © 23 October 2006
N6781L at Lake Union, Seattle.
Photo: Ruud Leeuw © 2006
N6781L rippin' by in Kenmore colours
Photo: © Bill Hann   
N6781L before repaint at Kenmore.
Photo: Damiano Gualdoni © 08 June 1994
N10LU at Victoria Harbour, but now with Kenmore Air.
Photo: Glen Etchells © 1993
N10LU in the Kenmore Yard.
Photo: Unknown photographer © 1993 - Howard Valiant Collection - Aird Archives
N10LU of Lake Union at Victoria Harbour, BC
Photo: Stefano Pagiola © 21 August 1991 - Aird Archives
N10LU working away on Lake Union.
Photo: Unknown photographer © September 1989 - Aird Archives
N99837 with Lake Union at Nanaimo.
Photo: Lenn Bayliss © 1989
N99837 in California.
Photo: Karl Kramer © 1979 - Kenneth I. Swartz Collection
53-7964 at Newport News.
Photo: Unknown photographer © April 1959 - Robin A. Walker Collection

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53-7964  N99837  N10LU 

N6781L

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• 53-7964 US Army # 1505. L-20 No. 506. Command A-4. Delivered 15-Apr-1955. Built as L-20A and re-designated U-6A in 1962.

• 53-7964  Stored at MASDC, Davis Monthan AFB., AZ. 27-Mar-1972 to 10-Mar-1976. Inventory code HS139.

Note: Purchased by El Cajon at the Davis Monthan auction sale on 29-Jan-1976 for $24,000US. Total time 8,761.4 hrs. Engine 5,590.6 hrs. Sold as “providing no reasonable potential for normal certification”. Comment at sale included: two rear data plates and average condition.

• N99837 El Cajon Flying Service, Santee, CA. Regd 10-Mar-1976.

Airworthiness Certificate: 09-Sep-1976.

• N99837 Wigrich Farm Inc., Independence, OR. Regd Apr-1977.

• N10LU Lake Union Flying Service Inc., Lake Union/Seattle, WA. Regd 08-May-1989. On USCAR at Feb-1992.

• N10LU Kenmore Air Harbor Inc., Kenmore, WA. Regd Feb-1993. On USCAR at 01-Oct-1994.

• N6781L Kenmore Air Harbor Inc., Kenmore, WA. Regd 17-Feb-1993.

Accident: Seattle. WA. 30-Apr-2001. Whilst on a training detail two crew water taxied the aircraft out for departure. The aircraft was turned into wind and take off power was beginning to be applied when the aircraft’s right wing was picked up by a wind gust. The aircraft momentarily became airborne, pivoted and impacted the water slowly nosing over. Unknown if damage caused to aircraft. No injuries to two crew. NTSB reference. SEA01LA081

Accident: San Juan Islands, WA. 14-Sep-2006. Aircraft struck a rock whilst taxiing to dock and punctured a float. Float filled with water and aircraft nosed over and became partially submerged. No NTSB record found.

• N6781L Kenmore Air Harbor Inc., Kenmore, WA.

Accident: nr Lopez Island, WA: 30-Sep-2016 15:30 utc. 4 OK.

NTSB brief report: N6781L DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 BEAVER KENMORE AIR FLIGHT KEN110 AIRCRAFT, CRASHED ONTO PUGET SOUND, 4 PERSONS ON BOARD WERE RESCUED AND SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES, THE AIRCRAFT SANK, SAN JUAN ISLAND, LOPEZ, WA.

• Status unknown •

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