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DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 100
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Series 100

N7711 (2) • N128PM • C-FAPZ • N???? • C-FBHK (2) • N911BX • N24HV • (N209TS)

N24HV
• Registration • Activity and details of Owner/Operator and other historical information

• N7711 (2) de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. Rolled out 07-Mar-1968. First flight 14-Mar-1968.

• N7711 (2) Cable Commuter “Shelley”, Ontario, CA. Delivered 19-Mar-1968.

• N7711 (2) Merged with Aero Commuter, Long Beach, CA. Regd 18-May-1969.

• N7711 (2) Re-named Golden West Airlines, Van Nuys, CA. Regd 15Jul-1969.

• N7711 (2) Leased to Intermountain Aviation, Marana, AZ. Regd May-1971.

Note: Intermountain Aviation was a CIA “airline”.

Incident: 17-Jun-1971 Reported as damaged in hard landing, unknown location; repairable.

• N7711 (2) Returned to Golden West Airlines, Van Nuys, CA. Regd 04-Dec-1971.

Noted: Stored at Los Angeles 04-Dec-1971 in Intermountain c/s, no titles.

• N7711 (2) Pilgrim Airlines, Groton-New London Airport, CT. Regd Jan-1972.

• N128PM Re-regd to Pilgrim Airlines, Groton-New London Airport, CT. Regd May-1972.

• N128PM Taken over by Business Express, Westport, CT. (Stored Groton CT). Regd 28-Feb-1986.

• N128PM Joseph M. Fugere, Manchester, NH. Regd 30-Dec-1986.

• N128PM Leased to Taino Airlines of Puerto Rico, Carolina, PR. Regd 15-Jul-1987.

• N128PM Returned to Joseph M Fugere, Manchester, NH. Regd Nov-1987.

• C-FAPZ NTU 25-Nov-1987. Does not show on CCAR.

• N???? Reported as sold in US. Regd 16-Feb-1988. Not shown on FAA registry.

• C-FBHK (2) Ashe Aircraft Enterprises (239665 Alberta Ltd., Calgary, AB), Springbank, AB, 12-Apr-1988. Canx 13-Jul-1989.

Noted at Springbank, AB 26-May-1989.

• N911BX Transferred to Alberta Aircraft Leasing, Las Vegas, NV. Regd 13-Jul-1989.

Airworthiness date: 08-Aug-1989.

• N911BX Leased to Spaceland Air Corporation, League City, TX. Regd 02-Jun-1994.

• N24HV Harbour Village. Regd date unknown.

Note: The history of this airframe from mid-1987 through 1994 requires considerably more information to be complete. It is believed  that it was rebuilt using parts from MSN 50 (N927BA) which had arrived in Springbank just after C-FBHK was first noted there in 1989. Any further specific details would be welcome.

• N24HV Aero Toy Store, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Regd 24-Mar-1997.

(• N209TS) Re-regd toAero Toy Store, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Regd May-1997. NTU?

• N24HV Vertical Air Inc., Deland, FL. Regd 16-Sep-1997 & 14-Jun-2012. Operated by Skydive Deland Inc.

• Current •
N7711 at Downsview just before delivery flight.
Photo: Unknown photographer © March 1968 - Erik Johannesson Collecton
N77ll of INTERMOUNTAIN on that expansive ramp at Marana, Arizona.
Photo: Jay Sherlock © August 1971 - Aird Archives
N77ll at Los Angeles - KLAX, California.
Photo: Unknown photographer © December 1971 - Erik Johannesson Collecton
N128PM at Hartford - KBDL, Connecticut.
Photo: Unknown photographer © August 1972 - Erik Johannesson Collection
N128PM in PilgrimAirlines colours, at Groton -KGON, Connecticut.
Photo: Unknown photographer © June 1987 - Erik Johannesson Collection
N128PM with TAINO AIR titles, at Opa-locka, Florida.
Photo: Unknown photographer © June 1987 - Erik Johannesson Collection
N128PM at Springbank - CYBW, Alberta.
Photo: Dave Dunsmore © Date unknown - Erik Johannesson Collection
N911BX "Kahuku One" of Skydive Spaceland.
Photo: Unknown photographer © Date unknown - Erik Johannesson Collection
N24HV of Skydive DeLand at Deland, Florida.
Photo: Kenneth I. Swartz © 02 March 2015 - Erik Johannesson Collection
N24HV of Skydive DeLand in new colours.
Photo: Skydive DeLand © April 2017