| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | CF-XXU |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lake LA-4 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lake LA-4/200/Buccaneer |
| Aircraft Version: | Lake LA-4-180 |
| C/n (msn): | 380 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Vancouver - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | British Columbia, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYVR IATA: YVR Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 21 July 1972 |
| Photo by: | Harry Vercruijsse |
| Photo ID: | 452003 |
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This LA-4 was originally registered as N7607L. In 1968 it went to Canada where it was registered CF-XXU. This was cancelled in Jun-1984 on return to the USA as N58249. In Jul-1986 this was changed to N19AK. On 14-Jun-1998 it crashed on take-off from a river 10 miles NE of Saint Mary's, AK after a day of fishing. The pilot was distracted by two ducks in the aircraft's flight path, and when his attention turned to the take-off again, it was too late to avoid a stand of trees. It sustained substantial damage, but the pilot was not injured. Only in Jun-2013 the registration was cancelled. This photo is copyright © Harry Vercruijsse, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 8 April 2022, and has since been viewed 108 times. |