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DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
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msn 337

Series 300

CF-DHA • JA-8798 • N2886Z • N56SP • N2886Z • N331SA • TI-BAF • N331SA • N331AR

OY-FHC

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

• CF-DHA de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. Rolled out 26-Jan-1972. First Date in 1972 unknown.

Note: Used as demonstrator and lease aircraft 1972-1974; static display at Hannover and Farnborough Shows 1972.

• CF-DHA Leased to Crown Airways (Sweden). Regd 12-Jun-1973.

• CF-DHA Returned to DHC, Downsview, ON. Regd 12-Aug-1973.

• CF-DHA Leased to White River Air Services. Regd 28-Aug-1973.

• CF-DHA Returned to DHC, Downsview, ON. Regd 05-Sep-1973.

• CF-DHA Leased to Bradley Air Services, Carp, ON. Regd 11-Feb-1974.

• CF-DHA Returned to DHC, Downsview, ON. Regd 20-Feb-1974.

• JA-8798 Delivered to NKA Nihon Kinkyori Airways, Tokyo, Japan. Regd 27-Mar-1974.

• JA-8798 Later All Nippon Airlines. Sold Aug-1982.

• N2886Z MIC Corp, Rota, Guam. Regd 28-Jul-1982.

• N2886Z Sold to SPIA - South Pacific Island Airways. Regd Jul-1982.

• N56SP Re regd to SPIA - South Pacific Island Airways, American Samoa. Regd Oct-1982.

• N2886Z Remained on lease to South Pacific Island Airways, American Samoa. Re regd to MIC Corp, Rota, Guam. Re-regd Aug-1984.

• N2886Z Sold to Scenic Airlines, Las Vegas, NV. Regd 15-Apr-1988.

• N2886Z Twin Otter Leasing Inc., Las Vegas, NV. Regd 26-Apr-1988.

• N2886Z Scenic Airlines Inc., Las Vegas, NV. Regd 26-Apr-1988.

• N331SA Re regd to Scenic Airlines Inc., Las Vegas, NV. (Twin Otter Leasing, Las Vegas, NV) Mar-1989.

• N331SA Re regd to Scenic Airlines Inc (Twin Otter International Ltd, Las Vegas, NV.)  Regd Nov-1993.

• N331SA Leased to Scenic/Skywest Airlines Las Vegas, NV.  Regd Nov-1993.

• N331SA Scenic/Eagle Canyon Airlines, Las Vegas, NV. Regd 1996.

• N331SA Returned to Twin Otter International Ltd., Las Vegas, NV. Regd -Mar-2002.

Note: Operated for Scenic Airlines periodically 2003-2005 in Twin Otter International c/s.

• TI-BAF Leased to Nature Air, San José, Costa Rica. Regd 23-Nov-2005.

Accident: Puerto Jiminez Costa Rica. 10-Jan-2006 Crashed after tyre failure on take-off There were no injuries to the 13 onboard and the aircraft was subsequently returned to Twin Otter International for rebuilding.

• N331SA Returned to Twin Otter International Ltd., Las Vegas, NV. Regd 02-Nov-2006.

• N331AR Twin Otter International Ltd., Las Vegas, NV. Regd 02-Nov-2006 & 10-Apr-2008. Canc 22-Oct-2023.

Note: Feb-2009 shown with two aerial cameras/sensors.

Flew 30-Mar-2012 Billings, MT – Calgary, AB.  31-Mar-2012 Calgary, AB  - Fort St John, BC. 01-Apr-2012. Fort St John, BC – Whitehorse, YT – Fairbanks, AK 03-Apr-2012 Fairbanks, AK - Barrow, AK  presumably for survey work.

Airworthiness Certificate 25-Apr-2018. Experimental – Research & Development – Crew Training.

Note: Noted outside Zimex at St. Gallen/LSZR 22-Oct-2023.

• OF-FHC Flyverhjemmeværnet which translates as Air Force Home Guard, København, Denmark. Regd 05-Dec-2023.

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CF-DHA at Hannover - EDDV, demonstrating typical munitions load - NOT!
Photo: Fred Barnes © 22 April 1972 - Michael J. Ody Collection
Photo: Rainer Haufschild © 30 April 1972 - Aird Archives
CF-DHA at Farnborough - EGLF, United Kingdom.
Photo: Unknown photographer © September 1972 - Michael J. Ody Collection
Photos: Bob Wiseman © September 1972 - Lance Higgerson Collection - Aird Archives
JA8798 of NKA - NIHON KINKYORI AIRWAYS at Chofu - RJTF, Japan.
Photo: Unknown photographer © 28 March 1976 - Michael J. Ody Collection
N2886Z anticipating a new life, at Pago-Pago - NTSU, West Samoa.
Photo: E. Slowiak © 20 April 1988 - Michael J. Ody Collection
N331SA of Scenic at Las Vegas, Nevada.
Photo: D. Goodwin © 13 April 1990 - Michael J. Ody Collection
N331SA in Scenic line up at Las Vegas.
Photo: Fred Barnes © October 1993 - Michael J. Ody Collection
N331SA at Las Vegas North - VGT, Nevada.
Photo: Bill Shull © 10 April 2005
TI-BAF at San Jose / Pavos - MGSJ, Guatemala.
Photo: Daniel Umana © 23 January 2006
N331AR at Yellowknife - CYZF.
Photo: Dirk Septer © 24 June 2017
N331AR outside Zimex at St.Gallen / LSZR, Switzerland.
Photo: Jan Mangelschots © 22 October 2023 - Aird Archives