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De Havilland DHC-6-300
VP-CAW
Year of Manufacture:
Built as:
Engine Installation:
Registration History:
1976
DHC-6-300
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
PK-NUO ► PK-MRB ► N705DS ► VP-CAW
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VR-CAW
Operator [Owner]
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
MNA-Merpati Nusantara Airlines, Jakarta "Singkep"
Via London-Stansted 13-Mar-1976 on delivery to Indonesia
Left runway as a result of a hard, bounced landing at Ruteng, Indonesia 07-Oct-1992; repairable
Left runway on landing at Eltari, Indonesia 26-Nov-1994; repairable
Withdrawn from use at Biak, Indonesia by Feb-2014
Indonesian certificate of registration cancelled 14-Nov-2014
Noted still at Biak Sep-2015, Jun-2018 intact, and in fair condition
MNA - Merpati Nusantara Airlines, Jakarta “Singkep”
Noted at Biak Mar-2022 in Merpati c/s, no tail logo; in good condition externally
Aviation Management Sales LLC, Fort Pierce, FL
Via sea container from Biak, Indonesia to Fort Pierce, FL on delivery
Test flown from Fort Pierce, FL 28/29-Oct & 05-Nov-2024 following completion of rebuild
Flew Fort Pierce, FL - Marathon, FL - Grand Cayman 11-Nov-2024 & U.S. registration cancelled 13-Nov-2024
Cayman Airways, Grand Cayman
Change
Roll Out
F/Flight
Delivered
Re-reg’d
Reg’d
Reg;d
Date
18-Feb-1976
26-Feb-1976
05-Mar-1976
by Mar-2022
26-Sep-2023
13-Nov-2024
PK-NUO DHC-6-300 Merpati Nusantara Location/Date Unknown Eudy Firwanto Photo ©
PK-NUO DHC-6-300 Merpati Nusantara Biak-Frans Kaisepo 12-Sep-2015 RAME Photo ©
PK-NUO DHC-6-300 Merpati Nusantara Biak-Frans Kaisepo 06-Jun-2018 RAME Photo ©
PK-MRB DHC-6-300 Merpati Nusantara Biak-Frans Kaisepo Mar-2022 Hasili Chepot Photo ©
N705DS DHC-6-300 Cayman Airways Express Fort Pierce, FL Nov-2024 Douglas Karlsen Photo ©
VP-CAW DHC-6-300 Cayman Airways Express Little Cayman 21-Nov-2024 A. Anderson Photo ©
VP-CAW DHC-6-300 Cayman Airways Express Grand Cayman 21-Nov-2024 A. Anderson Photo ©