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DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 100
C-GRDD
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Series 100

N8081N

C-GRDD

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

N8081N de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. Rolled out 23-Jul-1967. First flight 27-Jul-1967.

N8081N National Equipment Rental Inc., New York, NY. Delivered 12-Sep-1967.

N8081N Leased to Hawaii Jet-Aire, Honolulu, HI. Regd 12-Sep-1967.

Note: At Oakland, CA on delivery, 02-Oct-1967. Noted there in also Sep-1967 also

Accident: Honolulu, HI. 16-Dec-1967. The pilot failed to maintain directional control, on a landing roll, in a quartering wind gusting to 22knots. No persons injured but aircraft suffered substantial damage with a collapsed undercarriage. NTSB report OAK68F0254. Aircraft repaired and returned to service.

N8081N Name changed to Air Hawaii. Honolulu, HI Aug-1968.

N8081N Name changed again to Hawaii Jet-Air, late 1968.

Note: Seen at Honolulu 03-Feb-1969, still with Air Hawaii markings.

N8081N Repossessed by National Equipment Rental Inc., New York, NY Feb-1970.

N8081N Leased to Air Indies, San Juan, PR. Regd Feb-1970.

N8081N Repossessed by National Equipment Rental, New York, NY. Regd 19-Jan-1974.

Note:Withdrawn from use at Opa Locka, FL. Actual date unknown.

• N8081N Sold to MAC - Miami Aviation Corporation, FL. Regd Oct-1974.

N8081N Sold to John Fabick Tractors, Fenton, MO. Regd 06-Dec-1974.

N8081N First National Bank in St Louis, St Louis, MO. Regd 28-Jun-1975. Canx 06-Feb-1976.

C-GRDD Sold to Lambair, Winnipeg, MB. Regd 13-Jan-1976.

C-GRDD Sold to Nahanni Air Services, Norman Wells, NT. Regd 16-Feb-1981.

C-GRDD Leased to Simpson Air, Fort Simpson, BC. Regd 1987.

C-GRDD Returned to Nahanni Air Services. Norman Wells, NT. Regd 08-Nov-1987.

C-GRDD Leased to V. Kelner Airways, Pickle Lake, ON. Regd Dec-1987.

C-GRDD Returned to Nahanni Air Services, Norman Wells, NT. Regd 1989.

C-GRDD New name North Wright Air, Norman Wells, NT. Regd 31-Aug-1989 Canx 20-Jan-1998.

C-GRDD Re named North Wright Airways. Norman Wells, NT. Regd 20-Jan-1998.

Note: Most recent picture dated 17-Jun-2016 at Springbank, Calgary, AB.

• Current •

N8081N at Oakland - KOAK, California.
Photo: Jay Sherlock © September 1967 - Aird Archives
N8081N of AIR INDIES, at Opa-Locka - OPF, Florida.
Photo: George Fascher © March 1974 - Erik Johannesson Collection
N8081N at Fort Lauderdale - KFLL, Florida.
Photo: Nigel Chalcraft © December 1974
C-GRDD wearing Lambair titles at Calgary - CYYC, Alberta.
Photo: Anthony J. Hickey © May 1977 - Michael J. Ody Collection
C-GRDD with big "L" now, at Calgary - CYYC, Alberta.
Photo: Anthony J. Hickey © December 1979 - Michael J. Ody Collection
C-GRDD of NAHANNI at Calgary - CYYC, Alberta.
Photo: Unknown photographer © Date unknown - Michael J. Ody Collection
C-GRDD at Springbank, without that starboard engine again!
Photo: Dave Dunsmore © May 1987 - Michael J. Ody Collection
C-GRDD of NAHANNI, at Fort Simpson.
Photo: Brent Wallace © 08 May 1987 - Kenneth I. Swartz Collection
C-GRDD of NAHANNI, at Yellowknife seaplane dock.
Photo: Unknown photographer © July 1994 - Erik Johannesson Collection
C-GRDD of NORTH WRIGHT at Yellowknife.
Photo: Damiano Gualdoni © May 1996 - Erik Johannesson Collection
C-GRDD in later NORTH - WRIGHT livery at Calgary / Springbank - CYBW, Alberta.
Photo: James Paveley © 17 June 2016