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N77BA visits Lake Hood, Anchorage.

Photo: Joe Joe Prince © 13 May 2025 - Aird Archives

N77BA busy on Beluga lake, Homer.

Photo: Anton Heumann © August 2022 - Aird Archives

N77BA tied down at Lake Hood.

Photos: Ben Cogger © 23 December 2014 - Aird Archives

N77BA in action on Beluga Lake at Homer.

Photos: Marcel Fluet-Lecerf © 29 July 2007 - Aird Archives

Photo: Fred Wallis © 27 July 2007 - Aird Archives

N77BA in newer livery.

N77BA nestling amongst the pines on Beluga Lake.

Photo: John Kimberley © July 1990 - Aird Archives

C-FWCA parked unmarked at Vancouver.

Photo: John Kimberley © June 1984 - Aird Archives

CF-WCA hoping for the best.

Photo: Kenneth I. Swartz © 07 February 1982 - Aird Archives

CF-WCA heads in to the company dock.

Photo: Hugh Mullen © Winter 1970 -1971 - Aird Archives

CF-WCA awaits.

Photo: Kenneth I. Swartz © 08 June 1974 - Aird Archives

CF-WCA of West Coast Air Services.

Photo: Ian Macdonald © Date unknown - Aird Archives

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CF-WCA • C-FWCA

N77BA

• Entries preceded by date are extracts from Canadian Department of Transport.

01 Jun-1964 Application for Certificate of Registration by West Coast Air Services Ltd., Vancouver, BC.

08 Jun-1964 Certificate of Airworthiness #10640 issued.

08 Jun-1964 Certificate of Registration #31xxx (illegible) issued to West Coast Air Services Ltd., Vancouver. BC.

• CF-WCA West Coast Air Services Ltd., Vancouver, BC. Delivered 10-Jun-1964.

Accident: 16 Jul-1974 Owen Bay, BC. 50.19N/125.13W Crashed, improper landing technique, floats dug-in, turned over, no serious injury to six/seven passengers and pilot Blaine James Shaw.

20 Aug-1974 Salvage Bill of Sale; Brouwer & Co., to J. David Nilson, as-is, where-is, $8,750.

Total time since new as recorded in Canadian Department of Transport archives.

02 Jun-1965 444 hours.

02 Jun-1966 909 hours.

02 Jun-1967 1,331 hours.

27 May-1968 1,699 hours.

11 Apr-1969 2,067 hours.

06 Apr-1970 2,562 hours.

02 Apr-1971 3,024 hours.

04 Apr-1972 3,698 hours.

02 Apr-1973 4,465 hours.

02 Apr-1974 5,229 hours.

• CF-WCA Cancelled CCAR. 02 Oct-1976.

• C-FWCA (1) Pacific Aircraft Salvage Ltd., Richmond, BC. Regd Aug-1984. Deleted on export to USA 26-Jun-1984.

• N77BA Jon M. Berryman, dba., Beluga Lake Floatplane Service, Beluga Lake, Homer, AK. Regd 27-Jun-1984.

Airworthiness date: 02-Jul-1984. Category - Normal.

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