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DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
XA-TCF
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734

Series 300

N331CC • N942MA

XA-TCF

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

• N331CC de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. Rolled out date Dec-1980. First flight 10-Dec-1980.

• N331CC Delivered to Calvin Cafritz Enterprises, Washington, DC., 17-Dec-1980.

• N331CC Leased to Pennsylvania Airlines, Harrisburg, PA., 17-Dec-1980.

• N331CC Returned to Calvin Cafritz Enterprises, Washington, DC., Jun-1982.

• N331CC Leased to Air Illinois, Carbondale, IL., Jun-1982.

• N331CC Returned to Calvin Cafritz Enterprises, Washington, DC., -Feb-1984.

• N331CC Leased to Oceanair, Revere, MA., Jun-1984.

• N331CC Returned to Calvin Cafritz Enterprises, Washington, DC. Date unknown.

• N331CC Leased to Empire Airways, Hayden Lake, ID., 13-Jul-1986.

• N331CC Returned to Calvin Cafritze Enterprises 15-Sep-1986. Stored Opa-Locka, FL., Oct-1986.

• N331CC Leased to Wings Airways,(Pennsylvania Aviation, Blue Bell, PA., 11-Mar-1988.

• N331CC Returned to Calvin Cafritz Enterprises, Washington, DC., 21-May-1988.

• N331CC Sold to Twin Otter Ltd., Galveston, TX., 22-Mar-1990.

• N942MA Re regd to Twin Otter Ltd., St. Croix, USVI., 30-Mar-1990.

• N942MA Leased to Sunaire Express, San Juan, USVI., Apr-1990.

Seriesvice Difficulty Report. 12-Oct-1990. Left rudder cable and both elevator forward cables frayed at pulley contact area on right lower fuselage between station 262.00 and station 288.50. Cables replaced in accordance with  aircraft manufacture maintenance manual. Quoted Aviation Associates as Air Carrier

• N942MA Returned to Twin Otter Ltd., Galveston, TX., Canx 18-Jan-1995

• XA-TCF Sold to Trans Caribe S.A., Cozumel, Mexico, 18-Jan-1995.

• XA-TCF Leased to Aerolatino, Mexico, Apr-1996.

Accident Playa del Carmen, Mexico, 17-Jul-1996 Crashed on landing The Twin Otter undershot the runway by 40m and came to rest in a wooded area. On board were two crew and 16 passengers of which one fatality. Aircraft written off.

Written off

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N331CC at Downsview - CYZD, Ontario.
Photo: DHC © December 1980 - Erik Johannesson Collection
N331CC of Empire airways at Calgary, Alberta.
Photo: Anthony J. Hickey © 1986 - Michael J. Ody Collection
N331CC with modified EMPIRE AIRLINES titles at Renton - KRTN, Washington.
Photo: John Kimberley © May 1989 - Michael J. Ody Collection