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De Havilland DHC-6-300
N5662
Year of Manufacture:
Built as:
Engine Installation:
Registration History:
1971
DHC-6-300
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
N5662
Reg’n
N5662
N5662
N5662
Operator [Owner]
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
Air America, Washington, DC
Change
Roll Out
F/Flight
Delivered
Date
Jun-1971
23-Jun-1971
27-Jul-1971
25-Jul-1972 - Collided with a hillside in poor weather, northeast of Tha Tam Bleung, Laos
Additional Historical Information
During service with Air America, the aircraft also incurred the battle damage below:
18-Dec-1971 Damaged as a result of being hit by ground fire, over Laos; repairable & returned to service
11-Mar-1972 Damaged as a result of being hit by ground fire southeast of Sam Thong, Laos; repairable & returned to service
30-Mar-1972 Damaged as a result of being hit by ground fire near Bouam Long, Laos; repairable & returned to service
N5662 DHC-6-300 Air America Downsview, ON 1971 Sheldon D. Benner Photo ©