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De Havilland DHC-6-300
P2-MBA
Year of Manufacture:
Built as:
Engine Installation:
Registration History:
1973
DHC-6-300
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
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Operator [Owner]
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
Widerøes Flyveselskap AS, Oslo
Loganair, Glasgow
Widerøes Flyveselskap AS, Oslo
Rocky Mountain Aircraft, Calgary, AB [Ashe Aircraft Enterprises]
Bradley Air Services, Carp, ON
Rocky Mountain Aircraft, Calgary, AB [Ashe Aircraft Enterprises]
Noted at Springbank, AB 05-Nov-1995, all white
Departed Calgary-Int’l, AB 06-Dec-1995 & via Muscat 16-Jan-1996 on delivery to PNG
Milne Bay Air, Port Moresby
Airlines PNG, Boroko, NCD
Change
Roll Out
F/Flight
Delivered
Leased
Returned
Sold
Not Del
Reg'd
Reg'd
Renamed
Date
Mar-1973
Mar-1973
21-Mar-1973
26-Mar-1988
01-May-1988
17-Jul-1995
16-Oct-1995
18-Oct-1995
22-Jan-1996
Apr-2001
29-Jul-2004 - Due to poor weather at destination (Onange) the aircraft diverted to Yongai, some 27km to the east. During the flight the aircraft collided with trees and crashed in a mountain valley at an elevation of 2,286m ASL. There were two fatalities.
Additional Historical Information
Aircraft was also involved in a prior incident, sustaining station 60 damage, as seen in the final three photos. Further details required - although it would appear to have occurred after MBA became Airlines PNG in 2001 and the final accident in 2004. Can you help with details?
LN-BNX DHC-6-300 Widerøes Flyveselskap Sogndal Date Unknown BAHA Photo ©
LN-BNX DHC-6-300 Widerøes Flyveselskap Location Unknown Sep-1983 Photographer Unknown
LN-BNX DHC-6-300 Widerøes Flyveselskap Glasgow Apr-1988 Photographer Unknown
C-FWAX DHC-6-300 Rocky Mountain Aircraft Location Unknown Jan-1996 Bill Abbott Photo ©
P2-MBA DHC-6-300 Milne Bay Air Location/Date Unknown AAD/Peter Ricketts Photo ©
P2-MBA DHC-6-300 Airlines PNG Location/Date Unknown PNG Balus Photo ©
P2-MBA DHC-6-300 Airlines PNG Location/Date Unknown PNG Balus Photo ©
P2-MBA DHC-6-300 Airlines PNG Location/Date Unknown PNG Balus Photo ©