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De Havilland DHC-6-200
N68DE
Year of Manufacture:
Built as:
Engine Installation:
Registration History:
1969
DHC-6-200
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20
N659MA ► N68DE
Reg’n
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Operator [Owner]
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
MAC-Miami Aviation Corporation, Opa-locka, FL
Air Indies, San Juan, PR
MAC-Miami Aviation Corporation, Opa-locka, FL
Noted parked at Opa-locka, FL 23-Aug-1971 in full Air Indies c/s
Air Illinois, Carbondale, IL
MAC-Miami Aviation Corporation, Opa-locka, FL
Downeast Airlines, Rockford, ME
Change
Roll Out
F/Flight
Delivered
Leased
Returned
Leased
Returned
Leased
Date
Apr-1969
17-Apr-1969
02-May-1969
02-May-1969
Feb-1971
1971
20-Mar-1978
28-Mar-1978
30-May-1979 - Descended below minimum altitude on final approach to Knox County Airport, Rockland, ME & collided with trees. There were 17 fatalities and 1 survivor.
Additional Historical Information
Aircraft wreckage was subsequently acquired by Newcal Aviation, and remained in New Jersey through 2003. Registration cancelled 23-Apr-2009.
N659MA DHC-6-200 DeHavilland Canada Downsview, ON Apr-1969 DHC Photo ©
N659MA DHC-6-200 Air Illinois Chicago-Meigs, IL Aug-1973 Pierguilano Chesi Photo ©
N659MA DHC-6-200 Air Illinois St. Louis, MO Jul-1976 Photographer Unknown
N68DE DHC-6-200 Downeast Airlines Boston-Logan, MA Date/Photographer Unknown