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De Havilland DHC-6-300
N383EX
Year of Manufacture:
Built as:
Engine Installation:
Registration History:
1969
DHC-6-300
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
N383EX
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 [GATX-Armco-Boothe]
Executive Airlines, Boston, MA
GATX-Armco-Boothe Inc., San Francisco, CA
Flew Boston, MA – Toronto, ON 04-Feb-1974 & on to Downsview, ON same day, in Executive c/s
Air New England, Boston, MA
Duncan Aviation Inc., Lincoln, NE
Anchorage Helicopter Service, Los Angeles, CA [Cordon International Corp., Los Angeles, CA]
Anchorage Helicopter Service, Los Angeles, CA [United Medical Leasing Inc., Pasadena, CA]
Anchorage Helicopter Service, Los Angeles, CA
Air New England, Boston, MA
Change
Roll Out
F/Flight
Delivered
Leased
Returned
Sold
Sold
Sold
Sold
Sold
Sold
Date
-1969
-1969
30-Jun-1969
30-Jun-1969
Feb-1974
26-Mar-1974
24-Apr-1974
02-May-1974
22-Oct-1976
10-May-1977
10-May-1977
17-Jun-1979 - Crashed into heavily wooded area 1.5 miles northeast of Barnstable Airport, Hyannis MA while on approach. Subsequent investigation determined the cause to be a combination of gross deviation from acceptable approach parameters and lack of crew coordination. There was just a single fatality, the aircraft Captain – the Vice President of Air New England.
Additional Historical Information
Wreckage was sold to Newcal Aviation Inc., Little Ferry, NJ 16-Jul-1979 for parts.
N383EX DHC-6-300 Executive Airlines Downsview, ON Jun-1969 DHC Photo ©
N383EX DHC-6-300 Anchorage Helicopter Service Long Beach, CA Date/Photographer Unknown
N383EX DHC-6-300 Air New England Boston-Logan, MA Date Unknown Werner Fischdick Photo ©
N383EX DHC-6-300 Air New England Hyannis, MA 19-Jun-1979 HSOY Photo ©