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DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 200
N996SA
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Series 200

N996SA • CF-OOL • C-FOOL (2) • C-GMKA

N996SA

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

• N996SA de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. Rolled out 24-Sep-1968. First flight 07-Oct-1968.

• N996SA MAC - Miami Aviation Corporation, Opa Locka, FL Delivered 22-Oct-1968.

• N996SA Allegheny Leasing & Financial Corporation. Pittsburgh, PA. Regd 22-Oct-1968.

• N996SA Leased to Sun Airlines, St Louis, MO. Regd 05-Nov-1968.

• N996SA Returned to Allegheny Leasing & Financial Corporation. Pittsburgh, PA Regd date unknown.

• N996SA Leased to North Air. Fairbanks, AK. Regd-Jan-1969.

• N996SA Returned to Allegheny Leasing & Financial Corporation. Pittsburgh, PA. Regd date unknown.

• N996SA Leased to Interior Airways, (Interior Air Taxi), Fairbanks, AK. Regd date unknown.

• N996SA Returned to Allegheny Leasing & Financial Corporation. Pittsburgh, PA. Regd Aug-1971.

• CF-OOL Lambair, Winnipeg MB. Regd 18-Sep-1971.

Accident: Cross Lake, MB. 23-May-1975. A native woman walked into the port propeller and, sadly, was decapitated.

• C-FOOL (2) Re-regd to Lambair, Winnipeg, MB. Regd 07-Oct-1975.

• C-FOOL (2) Kimba Air Services, Calgary, AB. Regd 04-Feb-1981.

• C-GMKA Re-regd to Kimba Air Services, Calgary, AB. Regd 23-Feb-1981.

• C-GMKA Leased to Shirley Air Services, Edmonton, AB. Regd 23-Apr-1981.

• C-GMKA Returned to Kimba Air Services, Calgary, AB. Regd 23-May-1981.

• C-GMKA Leased to Air BC. Regd 23-May-1981.

• C-GMKA Returned to Kimba Air Services, Calgary, AB. Regd 05-Aug-1981.

• C-GMKA Leased to Ptarmigan Airways. Yellowknife, NT. Regd Aug-1981.

• C-GMKA Returned to Kimba Air Services, Calgary, AB. Regd 1981.

• C-GMKA Leased to Shirley Air Services, Edmonton, AB. Regd Feb-1982.

• C-GMKA Returned to Kimba Air Services, Calgary, AB. Regd 1982.

• C-GMKA Leased to Brooker Wheaton Aviation. Regd Mar-1982.

• C-GMKA Returned to Kimba Air Services, Calgary, AB. Regd date unkown.

• N996SA Aveling Aircraft, Yerington, NV. Regd 10-Feb-1984.

• N996SA Mountain Air Cargo. Denver, NC. Regd 21-Jan-1987. Canx 16-jun-1993 following accident listed below.

Accident: Charlotte NC, 19-Jan-1988. Crashed when it descended below the glide path on approach and collided with a tree - 1 crew injured. 1 crew survived. Aircraft written off.

Written off

N996SA stored at Fresno, with Interior Airways markings.
Photo: Unknown photographer © 1971 - Erik Johannesson Collection
C-FOOL of Lambair.
Photo: Unknown photographer © April 1979 - Michael J. Ody Collection
C-GMKA at Vancouver, British Columbia.
Photo: John Kimberley © May 1981 - Michael J. Ody Collection
N996SA registered as such once again, at Calgary, Alberta.
Photo: Anthony J. Hickey © March 1984 - Michael J. Ody Collection