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De Havilland DHC-6-200
N956SM
Year of Manufacture:
Built as:
Engine Installation:
Registration History:
1969
DHC-6-200
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20
N954SM ► N956SM
Reg’n
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Operator [Owner]
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
Painted as such in error, but not corrected until after delivery
Skymark Airlines, Sacramento, CA
Skymark Airlines, Sacramento, CA
Aero Commuter, Long Beach, CA
Golden West Airlines, Los Angeles, CA
Mississippi Valley Airlines, La Crosse, WI
Change
Roll Out
F/Flight
Delivered
Re-reg'd
Merged
Renamed
Leased
Date
1969
23-Jan-1969
31-Jan-1969
01-Feb-1969
28-Mar-1969
15-Jul-1969
Sep-1969
09-Nov-1970 - Collided with trees on final approach to La Crosse, WI while operating a Minneapolis, MN-La Crosse, WI-Chicago, IL scheduled service. All occupants survived
N956SM DHC-6-200 Skymark Airlines San Francisco, CA Mar-1969 Jay Sherlock Photo ©
N956SM DHC-6-200 Skymark Airlines Sacramento, CA Date/Photographer Unknown
N956SM DHC-6-200 Golden West Airlines San Francisco, CA Aug-1969 Terry Waddington Photo ©
N956SM DHC-6-200 Mississippi Valley Airlines Chicago-O'Hare, IL Jul-1970 Jeff Burch Photo ©