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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-3/U-1/CSR-123 Otter
    Latest Model:DHC-3 Otter
    Last Military Serial:55-3312 US
    Construction Number:174
    Last Civil Registration:N116TL
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada DHC-3 sn 55-331...
    Latest Owner or Location:Tordrillo Mountain Aviation Llc, New York, NY

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a DHC-3.

    14 November 1956

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 55-3312.

    Circa 1973

    To Harold J. Hansen with new c/r N90574.

    Leased to Woods Air Service, Palmer, AK.

    21 May 1975

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was damaged but was repairable. There was one fatality. The cargo flight departed Anchorage-Lake Hood, AK (LHD/PALH), United States of America and was destined for Aniak Airport, AK (ANI/PANI), United States of America. The accident occurred at Anchorage-Lake Hood, AK (LHD) (United States of America) while taking off. Narrative: The aircraft stalled on takeoff from a gravel strip at the Lake Hood Seaplane base and crashed. It damaged five cars, a lumber stack and a fence. The aircraft was at least 484 lbs (220 kg) over the maximum gross weight...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    July 1976

    Repair completed.
    By Hansens facility at Boeing Field, Seattle, WA.

    Leased to Harolds Air Service Inc, Galena, AK.

    29 September 1976

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number ANC76AAH87: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 19:45 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Eureka Airport, Eureka, AK. The flight departed from Northway, AK, with the destination Eureka, AK. Stalled while on final approach to land.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1987

    To Friendship Air Alaska keeping c/r N90574.

    November 1987

    To Lake Clark Air, Port Alsworth, AK keeping c/r N90574.

    11 October 1988

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Private Strip Airport Bonanza Hills, AK, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The commercial pilot was attempting to land on a private gravel airstrip in rural Alaska. During the landing roll, the left main landing gear encountered snow along the runway edge and veered sharply to the left and off the runway.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1999

    To Warren Le Feve keeping c/r N90574.

    3 January 2000

    To Joda Llc, Town and Country, MO keeping c/r N90574.

    19 June 2000

    Civil registration, N90574, cancelled.
    Exported to Canada.

    21 June 2000

    To Kluane Airways Ltd, Whitehorse, YT with new c/r C-GFTZ.

    2002


    Photographer: John W. Olafson
    Notes: At Kelowna, B.C.

    14 June 2002

    To Alkan Air Ltd, Whitehorse, YT keeping c/r C-GFTZ.

    March 2004

    Re-engined as a Texas Turbine Otter by Kal-Air, Vernon, BC.

    17 June 2004

    To Saltwater West Enterprises Ltd, Smithers, BC keeping c/r C-GFTZ.

    27 April 2017

    To Alpine Lakes Air Ltd, Telkwa, BC keeping c/r C-GFTZ.

    January 2019

    To Pearl Airways with new c/r HP-1870.

    14 August 2020

    To Is Aviation Holdings Llc, New York, NY with new c/r N116TL.

    27 August 2020

    Certificate of airworthiness for N116TL (DHC-3, 174) issued.

    22 February 2021

    To Tordrillo Mountain Aviation Llc, New York, NY keeping c/r N116TL.

    May 2022


    Photographer: JoeJoe Prince
    Notes: At Lake Hood, Anchorage

    19 July 2023


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: Turbo Otter with Tordrillo Mountain Lodge titles on the step at Lake Hood, AK


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    DHC-3 Otter Archive by Neil Aird
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Transport Canada

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