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De Havilland DHC-6-1
N7705
Year of Manufacture:
Built as:
Engine Installation:
Registration History:
1966
DHC-6-1
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20
CF-UCD ► N7711 (1) ► N7705 ► XA-TUQ ► N7705
Reg’n
CF-UCD
CF-OEG
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■
N7711
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CF-UCD
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■
N7705
N7705
N7705
N7705
XA-TUQ
N7705
N7705
Operator [Owner]
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
Used as demonstrator during 1966 and 1967
Special flight permit issued 22-Apr-1966 for ferry to Hanover, Germany for airshow display
Cable Commuter Airlines
Noted at Downsview 29-Dec-1967, 02-Jan-1968
de Havilland Canada Inc.
Noted at Downsview 04-Jan-1968, and remained until Apr-1968
Special flight permit issued 19-Jan-1968 for oversize tire evaluation
Northern Airways
Otter Amalgamated Joint Venture Inc.
Intermountain Aviation
Otter Amalgamated Joint Venture Inc.
Transportes Aéreos Terrestres S.A.
Otter Amalgamated Joint Venture Inc.
Air Central Inc.
Change
Roll Out
F/Flight
Not Del'd
Re-reg'd
Sold
Delivered
Leased
Returned
Leased
Returned
Leased
Date
28-Mar-1966
07-Apr-1966
Dec-1967
04-Jan-1968
04-Apr-1968
09-Apr-1968
09-Apr-1968
Apr-1969
Apr-1969
Jul-1970
Jul-1970
26-Mar-1973 - Lost control and crashed immediately after take-off from Champaign-Willard University Airport, IL while en route Savoy - Champaign - Chicago. Subsequent investigation determined that the take-off from attempted with the gust locks still engaged.
Additional Historical Notes:
Although reportedly leased to Transportes Aéreos Terrestres and registered in Mexico as XA-TUQ between Apr-1969 and Jul-1970, and leased to Air Central beginning in Jul-1970, there are date conflicts arising from the following reported sightings:
1) Noted at Marana, AZ 01-Nov-1969 as N7705 in full Intermountain c/s. 2) Noted at Marana, AZ 29-Mar-1971 as N7705 in full Intermountain c/s. 3) There is photographic evidence however that it did carry XA-TUQ at some point.
CF-UCD DHC-6-100 De Havilland Canada Downsview, ON Apr-1966 Sheldon D. Benner Photo ©
CF-UCD DHC-6-100 de Havilland Canada Hannover 07-May-1966 Alan Bushell Photo ©
CF-UCD DHC-6-100 De Havilland Canada London-Gatwick Sep-1966 Photographer Unknown
CF-UCD DHC-6-100 De Havilland Canada Downsview, ON Date Unknown Michael J. Ody Collection
CF-UCD DHC-6-100 De Havilland Canada Location Unknown Nov-1967 Photographer Unknown
N7701 DHC-6-100 Intermountain Aviation Location/Date/Photographer Unknown Jay Sherlock Collection ©
XA-TUQ DHC-6-100 Transportes Aéreos Terrestres Durango Date Unknown Jose Carreno Photo ©
XA-TUQ DHC-6-1 Transportes Aéreos Terrestres S.A. San Miguel Date Unknown Douglas W. Smith Photo ©