# N6473: 1952 Dehavilland BEAVER U-6A, registration cancelled 2013-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Dehavilland BEAVER U-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-u-6a) (registry code 2800105)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Serial number: 410
- Year built: 1952
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 15, 1978
- Certificate issued: July 20, 1999
- Last registry action: July 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A881FD
- Owner when cancelled: [Odgers Richard C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ODGERS%20RICHARD%20C)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1595° N, 149.8848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99518, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6473
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6473
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6473-2013-04-30

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Dehavilland BEAVER U-6A: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-u-6a.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC81FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA028), Mar 14, 1981: Dehavnd Can DHC-2 (N6473), Kenai, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19810314012089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810314012089A), Mar 14, 1981: Dhav DHC2* (N6473), Kenai, AK, Destroyed. Overloaded, unable to out-climb rising mountain pass obscured by snow-showers. Stalled during a turn-around.

## Other aircraft with N6473

- [Cancelled 1929-09-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6473-1929-09-10): Travel Air 11, S/N 794. Owner: [Travel Air Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRAVEL%20AIR%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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