Delivered in 1956 as L-20, (re-designated U-6A in 1962), 54-1708 for the US Army, it was civilianised as N5342G for the Civil Air Patrol in September 1976. On 20th February 2009 at Kenai, AK., the aircraft was substantially damaged during a training flight when, after a touch-and-go landing on a frozen snow-covered lake, it failed to climb away and collided with tree-covered terrain. The remains were subsequently offered up to tender for scrapping / destruction only in 2012. (With thanks to the excellent dhc-2.com)

Delivered to the US Army January 7, 1956, this Beaver hit the civilian market in 1976 going to the Civil Air Patrol. CAP would later replace the two port hole windows with 6 enlarged cabin windows. N5342G suffered major damage February 20, 2009 crashing into trees on take-off just outside of Kenai AK. In 2012 the wreck was tendered for sale with the stipulation the aircraft remains be scrapped.