361
De Havilland DHC-6-300
N361V
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
Intermountain Aviation, Marana, AZ [361 Associates, Tucson, AZ]
Rocky Mountain Airways, Denver, CO
Mountainwest Aviation, Tucson, AZ
Sierra Pacific Airlines, Tucson, AZ [361 Associates, Tucson, AZ]
Sierra Pacific Airlines, Tucson, AZ
Sierra Pacific Airlines, Tucson, AZ [61 Victor Associates, Tucson, AZ]
Transwestern Airlines, Salt Lake City, UT
Flew Marana, AZ - Boise, ID on delivery for Transwestern lease
Ventral baggage pod installation completed by Western Aircraft Maintenance, Boise 21/22-Dec-1982
Change
Roll Out
F/Flight
Delivered
Leased
Returned
Transfer
Sold
Sold
Leased
Date
Apr-1973
Apr-1973
11-May-1973
Jan-1975
1978
Jul-1978
19-Feb-1982
09-Mar-1982
13-Dec-1982
15-Feb-1983 - While on a one-mile final, descending through 800ft to Sun Valley, ID an elevator control rod failed. The aircraft crash landed on an adjacent highway, and struck a snow bank. Contributing factors included use of non-standard parts, failure of inspection protocols and inadequate FAA oversight.
N361V DHC-6-300 Intermountain Aviation Missoula, MT Oct-1975 Photographer Unknown
N361V DHC-6-300 Mountainwest Aviation Missoula, MT 25-Jul-1977 Peter Kirkup Photo ©
N361V DHC-6-300 Sierra Pacific Marana, AZ 25-Jul-1977 John Kimberley Photo ©
N361V DHC-6-300 Sierra Pacific Marana, AZ 10-Dec-1981 Sierra Pacific