| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N144Q |
| 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 Mk.1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1465 |
| Operator Titles: | Ptarmigan Air |
| Location | |
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| City / Seaplane Base: | Anchorage - Lake Hood Strip / SeaplaneMap |
| Region / Country: | Alaska, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: PALH IATA: - Local: LHD Other: - |
| Photo Date: | July 1997 |
| Photo by: | David A. Montgomery |
| Photo ID: | 845627 |
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Lifting off from Lake Spenard. Built in 1961. Served with Kenmore Air Harbour Inc, Kenmore, WA from 1977 until 1985. Joined Rainbow River Lodge in Alaska in 1988. Substantially damaged in an aborted glassy water landing at Crosswind Lake, AK in 1995. Joined Ptarmigan Air at Anchorage, AK in 1996. Substantially damaged again in 2002, impacting tundra covered terrain during takeoff, possibly in icing conditions, from a remote lake near Bethel, AK. From 2004 with Talkeetna Air Taxi, engaged in glacier flightseeing. This photo is copyright © David A. Montgomery, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 11 September 2025, and has since been viewed 37 times. |