Built in Canada by by The De Havilland Aircraft Of Canada, Limited, this 1958 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I has an lengthy and interesting history that starts when it was delivered to the United States Army on November 25, 1958. The L-20A Beaver was operated as a STOL utility transport aircraft.
It was imported into Canada in 1975, and registered in Chibougamau, PQ as C-GUBB in August 1976, and operated by Direquair Ltée., and then Air Mistassini until it was deregistered on August 08, 1982.
The Beaver was purchased and sold as an unregistered aircraft by Air Brousse Inc. in Sept Iles, and Letto’s Sales Ltd, in Ance au Clair in Newfoundland. On December 13, 1984, it was registered as C-FWCA by the Newfoundland Labrador Air Service Ltd., Corner Brook, Newfoundland.
Happier days…
The history gets at bit sketchy as the Beaver wound up registered as N128JH in Sedro Woolley, Washington between 1999, and then was imported back into Canada by Vancouver Island Air Ltd., Campbell River, on 25 April 25, 2007, and registered as C-FWCA on July 16, 2007.
The Certificate of Airworthiness for the Beaver expired on June 01, 2009, the registration cancelled, and it has remained on the ground in Campbell River.
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 6 passengers, 2,100 lb (953 kg) useful load
- Length: 30 ft 3 in (9.22 m)
- Wingspan: 48 ft 0 in (14.63 m)
- Height: 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
- Wing area: 250 ft2 (23.2 m2)
- Empty weight: 3,000 lb (1,361 kg)
- Gross weight: 5,100 lb (2,313 kg)
- Engine: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Jr. radial engine, 450 hp
- Maximum speed: 158 mph (255 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 143 mph (230 km/h)
- Range: 455 miles (732 km)
- Service ceiling: 18,000 ft (5,486 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,020 ft/min (5.2 m/s)
And now you know…