• N203E de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. Rolled out 01-Jun-1967. First flight 14-Jun-1967.
• N203E NEFS – National Executive Flight Services Inc., Westwood, Boston, MA. Delivered 20-Jun-1967.
• N203E Leased to Executive Airlines, Boston, MA. 20-Jun-1967.
Airworthiness certificate 23-Jun-1967.
• N203E Returned to NEFS – National Executive Flight Services Inc., Westwood, Boston, MA. 11-Dec-1971 on cessation of operations by Executive Airlines.
• N203E Leased to Air New England (f/n 603) Boston, MA. Feb-1972.
Note: Withdrawn from use on bankruptcy of Air New England. 31- May-1981.
• N203E Returned to NEFS – National Executive Flight Services Inc., Westwood, Boston, MA. Regd-Sep-1981.
• N203E Leased to Precision Airlines (Precision Valley Aviation Inc), Springfield, VT. Regd 20-Nov-1981.
• N203E Returned to NEFS – National Executive Flight Services Inc., Westwood, Boston, MA. Regd Apr-1984.
• N203E Leased to North Continent Airlines, Long Beach, CA. Regd 29-Apr-1984.
• N203E Returned to NEFS – National Executive Flight Services Inc., Westwood, Boston, MA. Regd 1985.
• N203E Leased to California Air Charter, Burbank, CA. Regd 09-Aug-1986.
• N203E Became Ameriflight, Burbank, CA. Jun-1987.
• N203E Returned to NEFS – National Executive Flight Services Inc., Westwood, MA. Aug-1989.
Accident: 22-Aug-1990 Damaged in mid-air when the upper 1/3 of the aircraft’s tail was sliced off by a helicopter, in the vicinity of California City, CA while involved in the filming of the Patrick Swayze/Keanu Reeves film “Point Break”. Repairable, and returned to service, with a tail removed from a former Pilgrim aircraft.
• N203E Leased to Freefall Express Inc., Deland, FL. Regd Jan-1992.
• N203E Returned to NEFS – National Executive Flight Svcs, Boston, MA. Regd 1994.
• N203E Sold to Kevin McCole, Hooksett, NH. Regd 18-Oct-1994.
• N203E Leased to Flying Otter Inc., West Palm Beach, FL. Regd 24-Feb-1997& 11-Mar-1997.
• N203E Returned from lease to Kevin McCole, Hooksett, NH. Regd 02-Mar-2000.
• N203E Leased to Aerohio Aviation, Wilmington, DE. Regd 12-Jul-2000 & 09-Aug 2000.
Note: Operated by AerohioSkydiving, Rittman, OH.
• N203E Sold to Adventure Aviation LLC.. Dover, DE. 08-Jun-2001. Regd 13-Jul-2001.
Note: Operated by Quantum Leap Skydiving, Sullivan, MO. by 2006.
Accident: Sullivan Regional Airport, Missouri 29-Jul-2006 Twin Otter N203E departed Sullivan Regional carrying seven skydivers. Immediately after takeoff from runway 06 witnesses heard a popping sound. The Twin Otter lost height, contacted a utility pole, a tree and crashed next to a house at 1039 North and South Road, just northwest of the airport." Aircraft crashed nose down and was substantially damaged. As of 7-31-06 six of the eight persons on board the aircraft sustained fatal injuries.
• N203E Expired 31-Mar-2012. Canx 18-Jul-2013.
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