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De Havilland DHC-6-300

N242CA

Year of Manufacture:

Built as:

Engine Installation:

Registration History:

1972

DHC-6-300

Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27

CF-DJF ► EC-CAO ► F-BYAG ► C-FHPG ► N242CA

Reg’n

CF-DJF

CF-DJF

EC-CAO

F-BYAG

F-BYAG

F-BYAG

F-BYAG

F-BYAG

F-BYAG

F-BYAG

C-FHPG

C-FHPG

N242CA

N242CA

N242CA

Operator [Owner]

de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON

de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON

Spantax S.A., Palma de Mallorca

Pyrenair, Gaspé

Air Rouergue, Aveyron

Pyrenair, Gaspé

Air Alpes, Courcheval

Noted at Paris-Orly 20-Dec-1980, all white with Air Alpes titles

Pyrenair, Gaspé

Air Limousin, Limoges

TAT-Transporte Aérien Transrégional, Dinard

Pace Aviation, Winnipeg, MB

Initially remained in France, then flew Dinard – Glasgow – Reykjavik 05/08-Mar-1990 on delivery

Rocky Mountain Aircraft, Calgary, AB [239665 Alberta, Calgary, AB]

Beau Del Leasing, Las Vegas, NV

Corporate Air, Billings, MT

Damaged in ground collision with another aircraft, at Denver, CO 12-Jun-1991; repairable

Corporate Air, Billings, MT [LOPS Partnership, Billings, MT]

Change

Roll Out

F/Flight

Delivered

Sold

Leased

Returned

Leased

 

Returned

Reg'd

Sold

Sold

 

Sold

Transfer

Leased

 

Reg’d

Date

Apr-1972

20-Apr-1972

13-Jul-1972

Feb-1977

1978

1978

1980

 

1982

Dec-1983

1988

11-Sep-1989

 

10-Apr-1990

23-Apr-1990

Apr-1990

 

19-Oct-1994

21-Apr-1997 - Ditched into Pacific Ocean, 73 miles northeast of Hilo, HI while enroute from Oakland, CA to Honolulu, HI. The cause was determined to be inadequate fuel management.