| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | C-FBBG |
| 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): | 358 |
| Operator Titles: | Hawkair Aviation Services |
| Location | |
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| City / Seaplane Base: | Hawk Lake - Ontario Seaplane |
| Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: - Other: CNH6 |
| Photo Date: | 7 August 2011 |
| Photo by: | David A. Montgomery |
| Photo ID: | 779706 |
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Returning to Hawk Air's home base on Hawk Lake. Taken on charge new by the USAF in 1952 as 51-16557. Entered civilian life in Alaska as N2848D, the first Beaver on the US Civil Register. Imported to Canada in 1973. Joined Hawk Air in 1989. Destroyed in a sadly fatal accident on 11 July 2019. Power failed shortly after takeoff to the north east from Hawk Lake, likely due to fuel starvation. Stalled and crashed nose down, severing a power line and impacting beside an electricity sub-station in Hawk Junction immediately beyond the lake, with the loss of pilot and passenger. This photo is copyright © David A. Montgomery, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 16 February 2025, and has since been viewed 98 times. |