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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-6/UV-18/CC-138 Twin Otter
    Latest Model:DHC-6-1 Twin Otter
    Construction Number:086
    Last Civil Registration:C-GGAW
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada DHC-6-1 cn 086...
    Latest Owner or Location:Erwin Aero Industries Ltd, Airdrie, AB

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    Dates

    Event

    1967

    Constructed as a DHC-6-1.

    December 1967

    To Miami Aviation Corporation with new c/r N591MA.

    December 1967

    Leased to Island Flying Services.

    November 1969

    To Out Island Airways with new c/r VP-BDC.

    January 1973

    To Bahamasair keeping c/r VP-BDC.

    December 1974

    Leased to Turks and Caicos Airways.
    Leased as C6-BDC.

    April 1976

    To Miami Aviation Corporation with new c/r N2228H.

    December 1976

    To Airwest Airlines with new c/r C-GGAW.

    20 January 1977

    To Citibank Na with new c/r N2228H (DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, 86).

    20 January 1977

    Civil registration, N2228H, cancelled.

    1 December 1980

    To Air BC with new c/r C-GGAW.

    October 1986


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: De Havilland DHC-6-100 Twin Otter - Air BC at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) in October 1996

    August 1991


    Photographer: Jacqueline Fischer
    Notes: Victoria, B.C.

    January 1996

    To West Coast Air keeping c/r C-GGAW.

    By 1 November 2000

    To West Coast Air with new c/r C-GGAW (DHC-6 Twin Otter 100, 86).

    1 November 2000

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. The domestic scheduled passenger flight departed Vancouver-Coal Harbour SPB, BC (CXH/CYHC), Canada and was destined for Victoria Harbour, BC, Canada. The accident occurred at Vancouver-Coal Harbour, BC (Canada) while in the initial climb. Narrative: The West Coast Air Twin Otter floatplane departed Vancouver-Coal Harbour around 15:10 for a scheduled 35-minute flight to Victoria Harbour. Soon after takeoff, at a height of 50-100 feet, the no. 2 engine failed...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    30 August 2006

    To West Coast Air Ltd, Vancouver, BC keeping c/r C-GGAW.

    30 August 2006

    Civil registration, C-GGAW, cancelled.

    6 February 2007

    To Erwin Aero Industries Ltd, Airdrie, AB keeping c/r C-GGAW.

    18 July 2012

    Civil registration, C-GGAW, cancelled.
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