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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Dehavilland
Model
BEAVER U-6A
Year
1954
Serial number
854
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
8
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A6C1EE
Engine
Type
Reciprocating
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
1976 – 2018Civil Air Patrol INCMaxwell Afb, AL
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (2)
Accident · substantial damage
Feb 20, 2009 · Kenai, AK
The flight instructor’s decision to attempt a touch-and-go landing toward rising terrain and with a tailwind, resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain during takeoff.
THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI) ELECTED TO DEMONSTRATE A NO-FLAP TAKEOFF WITH CALM/GLASSY WATER CONDS. AFTER THE FLOAT PLANE HAD ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 55 TO 60 KTS WITHOUT BECOMING AIRBORNE, HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. HE STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED A LEFT TURN & THE FLOAT PLANE SETTLED OFF STEP, BUT THE FORWARD MOMENTUM CAUSED THE ACFT TO CONT STRAIGHT AHEAD. HE CALLED FOR 'RUDDERS,' MEANING WATER…
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.