Aircraft Photo of N62197 | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk1 | AirHistory.net #667091
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N62197
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver (L-20/U-6)
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk1
C/n (msn):1177
Location
City / Airport:TalkeetnaMap
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: PATK   IATA: TKA   Local: TKA   Other: -
 
Photo Date:July 2003
Photo by:David A. Montgomery
Photo ID: 667091
Photo Comment

Fitted with skis for flightseeing trips from Talkeetna to Denali. Damaged in an accident the previous year, in June 2002. After an uneventful landing on the Tokositna Glacier, 30 miles to the northwest, and while repositioning up the glacier to disembark passengers, the tail wheel caught in a hole in hard-packed snow and the left elevator dug in. Repaired and recovered. Later more substantially damaged in July 2014 when fitted with a bulk fuel tank to supply remote communities. Overran a wet and muddy short grass strip while departing, the pilot unknowingly still carrying the full load of fuel

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