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DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 100
N347MA
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Series 100

N347MA

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

N347MA de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. Rolled out 08-Apr-1967. First flight 25-Apr-1967.

N347MA MAC-Miami Aviation Corporation, Opa Locka, FL. Del 19-Jun-1967. (American National Bank of Jacksonville).

Note: Handed over to MAC but remained at Downsview.

N347MA Leased to Air Commuter. Cleveland, OH. Regd 23-Jun-1967.

Note: Remained parked at Downsview through until 27-Nov-1967 before departing on delivery.

N347MA Merged with Wright Airlines, Cleveland, OH., 26-Jul-1968.

Noted: At Cleveland, OH, Aug-1964 in Air Commuter C/S with Wright titles and tail logo.

N347MA Returned to MAC-Miami Aviation Corporation, Opa Locka, FL. Regd 05-Jun-1968. (American National Bank of Jacksonville).

Note: From late 1968 to 1971 this was MAC’s primary leasing aircraft.

N347MA Leased to Northern Airlines, Cleveland, OH. Regd 14-Feb-1969.

N347MA Repossessed by MAC-Miami Aviation Corporation, Opa Locka, FL. (American National Bank of Jacksonville), Regd 16-Jun-1970.

N347MA Leased to AAI – Alaska Aeronautical Industries, Anchorage, AK. Regd Mar-1971.

N347MA Sold to NBC Leasing Co., Lincoln, NE. Remained operating as AAI – Alaska Aeronautical Industries, Anchorage, AK. Regd 16-Oct-1975.

N347MA General Discount Corporation. Remained operating as AAI – Alaska Aeronautical Industries, Anchorage, AK.

Note: Withdrawn from use and stored at Anchorage 27-Mar-1986 as AAI filed for bankruptcy protection on 22-Apr-1968.

N347MA Repossessed by General Discount Corporation, Jul-1987.

N347MA Sold to Pal Air International Inc., Tonopah, NV. Regd Jul-1987 & 03-Nov-1987. Canx 20-Jun-1991.

Note: USCAR quotes Canx 20-Jun-1991 as destroyed. No evidence of accident found.

Note: Reported as broken up by Pace Aviation, Winnipeg, M.B., Aug-1987.

Broken up

N347MA at Downsview shortly after first flight.
Photo: Sheldon D. Benner © 26 April 1967 - Michael J. Ody Collection
N347MA in Wright markings.
Photo: Unknown photographer © Date unknown - Michael J. Ody Collection
N347MA at Anchorage, Alaska.
Photo: Bruce Drum © 24 July 1973 - Michael J. Ody Collection
N347MA of AAI bundled up against the chill.
Photo: Fred Barnes © 02 May 1986 - Michael J. Ody Collection
N347MA at Anchorage - PANC, Alaska.
Photo: Kenneth I. Swartz © 20 May 1987 - Michael J. Ody Collection
N347MA at Winnipeg - CYWG, Manitoba.
Photo: Gary Vincent © April 1988 - Erik Johannesson Collection