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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-6/UV-18/CC-138 Twin Otter
    Latest Model:DHC-6 Twin Otter
    Construction Number:433
    Last Civil Registration:TI-AZC
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada DHC-6 cn 433 cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:Nature Air

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    Dates

    Event

    1974

    Constructed as a DHC-6.
    De Havilland Canada DHC6 433

    17 December 1974

    To Guyana Airways with new c/r 8R-GEJ.

    By 18 November 1978

    To Guyana Airways with new c/r 8R-GEJ.

    18 November 1978

    Involved in an incident.
    Summary: The airframe was damaged but was repairable. There were five fatalities. The domestic non scheduled passenger flight departed Port Kaituma Airport (PKM), Guyana and was destined for Georgetown-Timehri International Airport (GEO/SYCJ), Guyana. The event occurred at Port Kaituma Airport (Guyana) while standing. Narrative: On November 17th 1978, Guyana Airways DHC-6 Twin Otter 8R-GEJ was chartered by a fact-finding delegation led by US congressman Leo Ryan, investigating allegations of abuse at the Jonestown cult...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    23 February 1989

    To Scenic Airlines with new c/r N81215.

    June 1989

    To Scenic Airlines with new c/r N239SA.

    November 1995

    To Air Fiji with new c/r DQ-AFL.

    25 April 1997

    To Twin Otter International Ltd, North Las Vegas, NV with new c/r N239SA.

    22 July 1998

    Certificate of airworthiness for N239SA (DHC-6-300, 433) issued.

    6 August 1999

    To Twin Otter International Ltd, North Las Vegas, NV keeping c/r N239SA.

    13 November 2002

    Civil registration, N239SA, cancelled.

    1 December 2002

    To Nature Air with new c/r TI-AZC.

    5 March 2008


    Photographer: Peter Luke
    Notes: At Tobias Bolanos Airport, San Jose in Costa Rica

    28 June 2012


    Photographer: David Osborn
    Notes: At Tobias Bolanos International in Costa Rica
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