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De Havilland DHC-6-200 ► DHC-6-200HG™
8Q-RAF
Year of Manufacture:
Built as:
Engine Installation:
Registration History:
1969
DHC-6-200
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 ► Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
N655MA ► VH-ATK ► 8Q-HIB ► N153BU ► C-FATN ► C-FFNT ► 8Q-IAG ► HB-LYE ► 8Q-RAF
Reg’n
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VH-ATK
VH-ATK
VH-ATK
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8Q-RAF
Operator [Owner]
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
Originally allocated to Sun Airlines, St. Louis, MO
MAC-Miami Aviation Corporation, Opa-locka, FL
Illinois Airways, Carbondale, IL [NBC Leasing]
Air Illinois, Carbondale, IL [NBC Leasing]
NBC Leasing
AAI-Alaska Aeronautical Industries, Anchorage, AK
Coastal Aviation, Bethel, AK [Bethel Ventures Inc., Bethel, AK]
Noted at Renton, WA 10-Apr-1982 for painting
Bethel Ventures Inc., Bethel, AK
Noted at Fort Myers, FL 23-Feb-1985 in Coastal c/s, no titles
Pal Air International, Tonopah, NV
Mountain Air Cargo, Denver, NC
Pal Air International, Tonopah, NV
Resort Commuter Airlines, Santa Ana, CA
Noted at Springbank, AB 19-Apr-1987 still in Coastal c/s, no titles; r/p with TW Express titles by mid-1987
Pal Air International, Tonopah, NV
Noted at Winnipeg, MB 23-Aug-1988 in hybrid TW Express c/s
Air Transit, Adelaide, SA
Air Transit, Adelaide, SA
Air Kangaroo Island, Adelaide, SA "Peter Jeffer"
Air North, Darwin, NT
Air Kangaroo Island, Adelaide, SA "Peter Jeffer"
Whitaker Air Charter, Maryborough, QLD
Hummingbird Island Airways, Male
Baylor University, Waco, TX
Flew via Biggin Hill, UK - Prestwick, UK 09-Jun-1999 on delivery, still painted as 8Q-HIB
Noted at Houston-Hobby, TX 15-Oct-1999, still in full Hummingbird Island c/s
Air Tindi, Yellowknife, NT
Air Tindi, Yellowknife, NT
Flew via Reno, NV and arrived Murrieta, CA 27-Jul-2014 for Gravitas Aviation
Gravitas Aviation Ltd., West Vancouver, BC
Converted to DHC-6-200HG by Ikhana May-Nov 2014
Flew Murrieta, CA - St. George, UT - Pocatello, ID - Cut Bank, MT - Calgary, AB 22/23-Nov-2014
Flew Calgary, AB - Iqaluit, NU - Keflavík - Malmö - Nis - Hurghada - Salalah - Male 20/27-Feb-2015
Canadian registration cancelled 09-Mar-2015
Island Aviation Services Ltd., Male [Gravitas Aviation Ltd.]
Island Aviation Services Ltd., Male [Aerostar Bravo Ltd.]
Floats detached & sank on take-off from Dhoores Island 16-Nov-2017 (see Additional Historical Info)
Aerostar Bravo Ltd., Road Town, BVI
Zimex Aviation, Glattbrugg
Test flown from Altenrhein/Saint Gallen 11-Oct-2019 on completion of rebuild
Flew Altenrhein - Belgrade - Hurghada - Al Ain - Male - Kudahuvadhoo 17/21-Nov-2019 on delivery
Swiss registration cancelled 20-Nov-2019 on export to the Maldives
Manta Air Pvt Ltd., Male [Aerostar Bravo Ltd.]
Change
Roll Out
F/Flight
Delivered
Delivered
Reg'd
Returned
Sold
Sold
Repo'd
Sold
Leased
Returned
Leased
Returned
Delivered
Reg'd
Renamed
Leased
Returned
Sold
Reg'd
Sold
Sold
Reg'd
Reg'd
Reg'd
Sold
Returned
Reg’d
Reg’d
Date
-1969
01-Apr-1969
24-Apr-1969
24-Apr-1969
30-Jun-1972
Jun-1976
Jun-1976
Apr-1982
Feb-1985
15-Mar-1985
Mar-1985
Mar-1987
Apr-1987
Aug-1988
31-Dec-1988
18-Jan-1989
Dec-1990
12-Jun-1992
Sep-1992
Mar-1994
10-Dec-1997
19-May-1999
25-Jan-2005
26-May-2005
03-Sep-2014
19-Mar-2015
01-Nov-2017
Nov-2017
18-Sep-2019
20-Nov-2019
Additional Historical Information
Floats detached after striking three successive swells on take-off from Dhoores Island 16-Nov-2017, and partially sank. There were no fatalities or major injuries, but the aircraft sustained considerable damage. The wreckage was salvaged and brought shore at Dhoores Island on 17-Nov-2017 and barged to Male the following day. It was subsequently transported to Altenrhein/St.Gallen, Switzerland for rebuilding by Zimex Aviation.
N655MA DHC-6-200 Air Illinois Chicago-Meigs, IL 30-Jul-1974 Photographer Unknown
N655MA DHC-6-200 Air Illinois St. Louis, MO Date Unknown Gordon Cragg Photo ©
N655MA DHC-6-200 AAI-Alaska Aeronautical Industries Kenai, AK Date Unknown John Kimberley Photo ©
N655MA DHC-6-200 AAI-Alaska Aeronautical Industries Anchorage, AK Date/Photographer Unknown
N655MA DHC-6-200 AAI-Alaska Aeronautical Industries Anchorage, AK 02-Apr-1975 J.B. Hayes Photo ©
N655MA DHC-6-200 Coastal Aviation Bethel, AK 30-Jun-1982 Photographer Unknown
N655MA DHC-6-200 Mountain Air Cargo Atlanta, GA Dec-1985 Frank Hines Photo ©
N655MA DHC-6-200 Mountain Air Cargo Springbank, AB 19-Apr-1987 Anthony J. Hickey Photo ©
N655MA DHC-6-200 Resort Commuter Airlines Location/Date/Photographer Unknown
N655MA DHC-6-200 Resort Commuter Airlines Winnipeg, MB Aug-1988 Erik Johannesson Photo ©
VH-ATK DHC-6-200 Air Transit Location Unknown Apr-1989 B. McAllister Photo ©
VH-ATK DHC-6-200 Air Kangaroo Island Adelaide, SA Date Unknown Tony Hayes Photo ©
VH-ATK DHC-6-200 Whitaker Air Charter Bundaberg, QLD 26-Dec-1994 AAD/Bruce Linwood Photo ©
8Q-HIB DHC-6-300 Hummingbird Island Airways Malta Dec-1997 Photographer Unknown Jay Sherlock Collection
8Q-HIB DHC-6-200 Hummingbird Island Airways Location Unknown 1998 Arron Mulder Photo ©
N153BU DHC-6-200 Baylor University Murrieta, CA 18-Aug-2003 Ikhana Photo ©
C-FATN DHC-6-200 Tli Cho Air (Air Tindi) Yellowknife, NT 10-Sep-2013 Roger Botting Photo ©
C-FFNT DHC-6-200HG Island Aviation Services Murrieta, CA 12-Nov-2014 Ikhana Photo ©
C-FFNT DHC-6-200HG Island Aviation Services Calgary-Int'l, AB 28-Dec-2014 Dave Subelack Photo ©
8Q-IAG DHC-6-200HG Island Aviation Services Male Feb-2016 Gunther Pitterka Photo ©
8Q-IAG DHC-6-200HG Island Aviation Services Dhoore Island 16-Nov-2017 Maldivian CAA Photo
8Q-IAG DHC-6-200HG Island Aviation Services Dhoore Island 16-Nov-2017 Maldivian CAA Photo
HB-LYE DHC-6-200HG Manta Air Altenrhein/Saint Gallen Nov-2019 Zimex Photo ©
HB-LYE DHC-6-200HG Manta Air Male 21-Nov-2022 Maldivian Plane Spotters Photo ©
8Q-RAF DHC-6-200HG Manta Air Male Nov-2022 Suzanne Innes Photo ©