135
De Havilland DHC-6-200
C-FBRA
Year of Manufacture:
Built as:
Engine Installation:
Registration History:
1968
DHC-6-200
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20
N303GW ► N53AN ► C-FBRA
Reg’n
N303GW
N303GW
N303GW
N303GW
N303GW
N53AN
N53AN
N53AN
N53AN
N53AN
N53AN
N53AN
N53AN
N53AN
N53AN
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N53AN
N53AN
C-FBRA
C-FBRA
C-FBRA
Operator [Owner]
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
Gateway Aviation, La Crosse, WI
Air Wisconsin, Appleton, WI
Air North, Burlington, VT
Air North, Burlington, VT
ASA-Atlantic Southeast Airlines, College Park, GA
ASA-Atlantic Southeast Airlines, College Park, GA [Richard B. Fox, New Orleans, LA]
Air North, Burlington, VT [Richard B. Fox, New Orleans, LA]
Westair Commuter Airlines, Fresno, CA
Brockway Air, Burlington, VT [Richard B. Fox, New Orleans, LA]
Pal-Air International, Tonopah, NV
Mountain Air Cargo, Denver, NC
Pal-Air International, Tonopah, NV
California Air Charter, Burbank, CA
Noted at Ontario, CA 17-Aug-1986, no titles
Ameriflight, Burbank, CA
Pal-Air International, Tonopah, NV
Labrador Airways, Goose Bay, NL
Pal-Air International, Winnipeg, MB
Virgin Islands Seaplane Shuttle, Christiansted, USVI
Change
Roll Out
F/Flight
Delivered
Sold
Sold
Re-reg’d
Leased
Reg’d
Returned
Leased
Returned
Sold
Leased
Returned
Leased
Renamed
Returned
Leased
Returned
Leased
Date
28-May-1968
13-Jun-1968
24-Jun-1968
10-Jun-1969
May-1973
Nov-1978
Apr-1980
05-May-1981
Apr-1982
Oct-1982
Feb-1986
28-Feb-1986
Mar-1986
1986
Aug-1986
Jun-1987
Jun-1988
Oct-1988
23-Nov-1988
18-Sep-1989 - Damaged beyond economical repair while hangared at Saint Croix, USVI during Hurricane Hugo.
Additional Historical Information
1) Although the aircraft was returned to Pal-Air International in Oct-1988, it remained registered to Labrador Airways. Following the damage on 18-Sep-1989, the certificate of registration to Labrador Airways was cancelled 12-Oct-1989, and restored to Pal-Air International the same day (although the aircraft was wreckage by that point)
2) As C-FBRA was not in airworthy condition it was forced to ride out Hurricane Hugo in Saint Croix which struck the U.S. Virgin Islands on 18-Sep-1989. The wreckage was subsequently transported to Rantoul, KS to Dodson International Parts.
Historical Photo Gallery
N303GW DHC-6-200 Gateway Aviation Downsview, ON 03-Jul-1969 Sheldon D. Benner Photo ©
N303GW DHC-6-200 Air Wisconsin Downsview, ON 03-Jul-1969 Sheldon D. Benner Photo ©
N53AN DHC-6-200 ASA Atlantic Southeast Airlines Location Unknown Sep-1981 Photographer Unknown
N53AN DHC-6-200 Westair Commuter Chico, CA Jul-1982 Photographer Unknown
N53AN DHC-6-200 Westair Commuter San Francisco, CA Jul-1983 Chuck Stewart Photo ©
N53AN DHC-6-200 Westair Commuter Chico, CA 08-Jan-1985 K.I. Swartz Photo ©
N53AN DHC-6-200 California Air Charter Springbank, AB May-1987 Anthony J. Hickey Photo ©
C-FBRA DHC-6-200 Virgin Islands Seaplane Shuttle St. Croix, USVI Oct-1989 Cap'n Aux Photo ©
C-FBRA DHC-6-200 Dodson International Parts Rantoul, KS 30-Apr-2013 David Osborn Photo ©
C-FBRA DHC-6-200 Dodson International Parts Rantoul, KS Date/Photographer Unknown
C-FBRA DHC-6-200 Dodson International Parts Rantoul, KS Date/Photographer Unknown