N915SA de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. Rolled out 09-Dec-1967. First flight 21-Dec-1967.
• N915SM Skymark Airlines (re regd before delivery), Sacramento, CA. Regd Dec-1967.
• N951SM MAC - Miami Aviation Corporation, Opa Locka, FL Delivered 05-Jan-1968.
• N951SM Skymark Airlines, Sacramento, CA. Regd. 19-Jan-1968.
Airworthiness date: 10-Jan-1968.
Merged into Aero Commuter, Long Beach, CA 28-Mar-1969
Incident: Chico, CA 20-Feb-1969. Suffered a lightning strike on initial approach to Chico, CA airport. The pilot was landing in a low ceiling with rain and fog. Lightning was not forecast. The aircraft landed without further damage.
• N951SM Re-named Golden West Airlines, Van Nuys, CA. Regd Jul-1969.
Note: Was the first aircraft to be painted into the new Golden West colour scheme on 19-Jun-1969.
• N951SM Leased to Frontier Airlines (f/n 951), Denver, CO. Regd.24-Oct-1970.
• N951SM Returned to Golden West Airlines, Van Nuys, CA. Regd Apr-1974.
• N951SM Sold to Gibbs Flying Service (Gibbs Lease-Air Inc), San Diego, CA. Regd Jun-1975.
• N951SM SCAT - Southern California Air Transport, Hawthorne, CA. Regd.Mar-1982.
Accident 23-Nov-1983. Location unknown. Left engine torque reached its limit. The pilot aborted the take off and ran off the end of runway. The prop governor had an overspeed malfunction.
• N951SM Paralift Inc., Pasadena, CA. Regd Aug-1985.
• N951SM Perris Valley Skydiving Services, Perris, CA. (Paralift Inc, Pasadena, CA). Regd 05-Nov-1985.
• N951SM Paralift Inc., Perris CA. Regd 23-Jun-1992.
Noted at Springbank, AB 12-Jul-1993 – missing parts but intact.
• N951SM Sold to Alberta Aircraft Leasing, Las Vegas, NV. Regd 01-Oct-1993.
Noted at Eloy, AZ, 01-Mar-1994 – No titles
• N951SM Sold to Prestar Inc., Davis, OK. Regd 02-Jun-1994.
Operated by Skydance Skydiving, Yolo County Airport, CA.
• N951SM Summerfield Aviation, Jefferson, CO. (Robert & Colleen Hackendorp, Jefferson, CO dba)., Regd 08-Aug-1997
• N951SM Sold to Summerfield Aviation, Jefferson, CO. (Robert Hackendorp, Jefferson, CO). Regd 09-Dec-1997.
• N169TH Re regd to Summerfield Aviation, Jefferson, CO. (Robert Hackendorp, Jefferson, CO). Regd 25-Feb-1998 & 22 Feb 2001.
Note: Operated in 69th Battalion Special Operations Group colour scheme.
• N169TH Summerfield Aviation, Jefferson, CO. Regd 22Feb-2001
• N169TH Sold to Polestar Inc., Kailua Kona, HI, Regd 29-Mar-2004.
• N169TH Sold to Mid Pacific Air LLC., Kailua Kona, HI. Regd 14-Apr 2006. Canx 08 Jun-2016.
Note: Seen at South Lewis County Airport Toledo, WA 19-Jul-2017 with engines, doors cargo door sealed up and secured to ground with heavy weights. It had been parked for some time having been advertised for sale for $765,000US or on Wipline 13000 amphibious floats for $975,000US.
• N169TH Registration canx 08-Jun-2018 and transported to Perris, CA for dismantling.
Noted at Perris, CA 30-Sep-2018 & Mar-2019 without wings, tail and other parts.
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