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De Havilland DHC-6-200
AE-259
Year of Manufacture:
Built as:
Engine Installation:
Registration History:
1968
DHC-6-200
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20
AE-259
Reg’n
AE-259
AE-259
AE-259
Operator [Owner]
e Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
Argentine Army – Escuadrón de Aviación de Apoyo General 603, Campo de Mayo
Change
Roll Out
F/Flight
Delivered
Date
17-Jun-1968
20-Aug-1968
30-Aug-1968
05-Jan-1975 - While operating a reconnaissance mission from Tucumán the aircraft collided with Nunorco Chico. There were 12 fatalities. These details are reported in several different venues, however an alternative version from Argentina follows below;
05-Jan-1975 Crashed near La Angostura, in Tafi del Valle after being hit by anti-aircraft fire, with a total of 13 fatalities. Both reports are in similar geographic regions, and it is certainly possible that the second version is what precipitated the collision with the mountain.
AE-259 DHC-6-200 Argentine Army Downsview, ON Aug-1968 Sheldon D. Benner Photo ©
AE-259 DHC-6-200 Argentine Army Air-to-Air Aug-1968 DHC Photo ©