Delivered to the US Army June 9, 1959 (58-1713), this Otter was sent to Vietnam in 1962. Overhauled between two tours there, it was stored in 1970 before transferring to the Alaska Army National Guard in 1971, based at Nome, Alaska. Struck off strength in 1976, the aircraft was sold as N212NY in 1979. Stored until 1983 due to an ownership dispute, it was flown to Arlington, WA and civilianized, receiving FAA certification in June 1981. Ending up in Alaska in 1986 with Olson Air Service, it was coincidentally based at Nome where it had flown with the Army. The registration expired in 2018.