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DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
ET-AIQ
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Series 300

C-GDKL (6)

ET-AIQ

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

• C-GDKL (6) de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. Rolled out date 10-Mar-1985. First flight date unknown.

• ET-AIQ Delivered to Ethiopian Airlines, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 02-Apr-1985.

Flew via Keflavik, Iceland – Biggin Hill, UK. 05/06-Apr-1985 en route to Ethiopia.

Crashed: Dembidollo, Ethiopia, 22-Jun-1986 The Twin Otter encountered rising terrain, covered by low stratus clouds. In an attempt to clear the rising terrain, maximum climb power was applied, with 10deg flaps. The aircraft began to stall and continued to stall even when 20deg of flaps were selected. The Twin Otter struck trees and crashed. Three crew and seventeen passengers all survived. Aircraft written off.

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