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DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
9Q-CBO
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735

Series 300

N123SL

9Q-CBO

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

• N123SL de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. Rolled out date Dec-1980. First flight 13-Dec-1980.

• N123SL Delivered to Stroehmann Leasing, Williamsport, PA. (David L Stroehmann, Williamsport, PA., dba) 22-Dec-1980.

• N123SL Leased to Air Illinois, Carbondale, IL., 22-Dec-1980.

• N123SL Returned to Stroehmann Leasing, Williamsport, PA. (David L Stroehmann, Williamsport, PA., dba) Date unknown. 30-Apr-1984.

• N123SL Leased to Southern Jersey A/W, Atlantic City, NJ., 30-Apr-1984.

• N123SL Returned to Stroehmann Leasing, Aug-1989.

• N123SL David L Stroelmann. Canx Dec-1989.

• N123SL Sold to Aviation Associates, Aug-1989. Canx 11-Dec-1989.

• 9Q-CBO Sold to TMK Air Commuter (Société de Transportes et Messageries au Kivu) "Butembo", Goma. Democratic Republic of Congo. 25-Nov-1989.

Accident: Murambi (Congo (Democratic Republic), 08-Sep-2005 The Twin Otter departed Goma at 08:13 for a domestic flight to Butembo. About two minutes after departure an engine powerloss occurred. The pilot decided to try and make an emergency landing at Gisenyi Airport, just over the border with Rwanda. The airplane did not make it to the airport and a forced landing was carried out in a banana field. Some three occupants sustained injuries. The Twin Otter sustained Seriesious damage to the fuselage. A.o. the right wing broke off on impact.

The Twin Otter departed Goma at 08:13 for a domestic flight to Butembo. About two minutes after departure an engine powerloss occurred. The pilot decided to try and make an emergency landing at Gisenyi Airport, just over the border with Rwanda. The airplane did not make it to the airport and a forced landing was carried out in a banana field. Some three occupants sustained injuries. The Twin Otter sustained Seriesious damage to the fuselage. The right wing broke off on impact.

Note Fuselage seen in a jig at Calgary AB. 12-Dec-2012.

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N123SL of Air Illinois at Chicago.
Photo: Jeff Burch © October 1982 - Michael J. Ody Collection
N123SL when with ALLEGHENY COMMUTER.
Photo: Joe Lezark © July 1984 - Erik Johannesson Collection
N123SL all white, at Calgary - CYYC, Alberta.
Photo: Dave Dunsmore © May 1989 - Michael J. Ody Collection
N123SL of AIR COMMUTER, at Toronto -CYYZ, Ontario.
Photo: Michael J. Ody © 27 November 1989
9Q-CBO in jig at Calgary.
Photo: Nigel Hitchman © 12 September 2012