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DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
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msn 427

Series 300

C-GNDN • VQ-TAN

C-GNDN

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

• C-GNDN de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. Rolled out 13-Aug-1974. First flight 15-Aug-1974.

• C-GNDN Nordair, Montréal, QC. Delivered 23-Aug-1974.

• C-GNDN Sold to Survair, Ottawa, ON., Jan-1976.

• C-GNDN Sold to Survair, Ottawa, ON [Lee, Keenleyside, Campeau, King & Billingsly Ltd., Ottawa, ON] 14-Dec-1976.

• C-GNDN Transferred to Bradley Air Services, Carp, ON [Lee, Keenleyside, Campeau, King & Billingsly Ltd., Ottawa, ON].

• C-GNDN Sold to Bradley Air Services, Carp, ON [Ellesmere Leasing Corp., Ottawa ON] 10-Dec-1981 On CCAR at May-1981. Regd 15-Nov-1982.

• C-GNDN Leased to California Air Charter, Burbank, CA.,  20-Oct-1984.

• C-GNDN Returned to Bradley Air Services, Carp, ON [Ellesmere Leasing Corp., Ottawa ON] Regd Jun-1985. Canx 08-Dec-1994. Canx 08-Dec-1994.

• VQ-TAN Leased to Turks & Caicos National Airways, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. 08-Dec-1994.

• C-GNDN Returned to Bradley Air Services, Carp, ON [Ellesmere Leasing Corp., Ottawa ON] 19-Apr-1996 & 19-Jun-1996.

Accident:  Markham Bay, NWT. 12-Aug-1996. The Twin Otter was carrying six barrels of Jet B fuel for a helicopter company to Markham Bay, an off-strip landing site when it touched down on the runway just after the threshold. The aircraft became airborne 18m further on and bounced two times before touching down for the last time. The brakes were applied, but power was increased later in an attempt to take off again. The aircraft became airborne when the ground fell away beyond the runway and flew for 1000 feet before striking a rock with the main gear. The gear was sheared off and the Twin Otter stalled and crashed onto a rocky beach and became partially submerged. The aircraft was written off.

CAUSES AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: "For unknown reasons, a decision was made to overshoot even though insufficient runway remained for acceleration, take-off, and climb. Likely contributing directly to the decision to overshoot was the difficulty in controlling the aircraft on touchdown."

• C-GNDN Removed from register 29-Nov-1996.

Written Off

G-GNDN with stable mate.
Photo: Charles R. Stewart © November 1984 - Michael J. Ody Collection
G-GNDN wearing FIRST AIR titles at Ottawa - Carp, Ontario.
Photo: Andy Graham © 24 May 1996 - Michael J. Ody Collection