130
De Havilland DHC-6-300
CF-DHT
Year of Manufacture:
Built as:
Engine Installation:
Registration History:
1968
DHC-6-300
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
(CF-XBS) ► CF-DHT ► CF-DHT-X ► CF-DHT
Reg’n
CF-XBS
CF-DHT
CF-DHT-X
■
CF-DHT
Operator [Owner]
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
Used for hot weather trials in Arizona 07-Oct-1968 to 07-Nov-1968
Bradley Air Services, Carp, ON
Change
NTU
Roll Out
Re-reg'd
Delivered
Date
18-Jul-1968
11-Sep-1968
30-Dec-1970
15-Mar-1981 - On landing approximately 35 miles east of Nord, Greenland one wheel broke through the sea ice. The aircraft was operating under charter to the University of Washington – Polar Science Centre. Bradley Air Services notified the Danish and Canadian authorities on 16-Mar-1981 that the aircraft had been abandoned, and was drifting in a southerly direction with sea ice.
Additional Historical Information
Documentation relating to the accident above state the registration to be C-FDHT (not CF-DHT) however official records indicate it remained CF-DHT through cancellation 28-Sep-1982.
CF-DHT-X DHC-6-300 DeHavilland Canada Ltd. Downsview, ON Mar-1969 Sheldon D. Benner Photo ©
CF-DHT-X DHC-6-300 DeHavilland Canada Ltd. Downsview, ON 1969 Sheldon D. Benner Photo ©
CF-DHT DHC-6-300 Bradley Air Services Frobisher Bay (Iqaluit) 1971 John Pourier Photo ©