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De Havilland DHC-6-300
C-GKBO (1)
Year of Manufacture:
Built as:
Engine Installation:
Registration History:
1977
DHC-6-300
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
C-GQSO ► (N . . . . . ) ► C-GKBO (1)
Reg’n
C-GQSO
C-GQSO
■
C-GQSO
C-GQSO
C-GQSO
N
C-GKBO
Operator [Owner]
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
Remained at Downsview, ON and noted there from 03-Jun-1977 through 31-Dec-1977
Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB [Borek Construction Ltd., Dawson Creek, BC]
Panarctic Oils, Calgary, AB
Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB
Borek Construction Inc., Juneau, AK
Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB
Change
Roll Out
F/Flight
Delivered
Leased
Returned
NTU
Re-reg'd
Date
May-1977
03-Jun-1977
13-Jan-1978
18-Dec-1978
08-Jan-1981
10-Feb-1982
02-Mar-1982
15-May-1982 - Broke through polar ice after landing at the North Pole with a group of tourists. All onboard evacuated safely and were rescued by another aircraft, however the Twin Otter had sunk out of sight within six hours of the accident.
C-GQSO DHC-6-300 Panarctic Oils Downsview, ON Jul-1977 Sheldon D. Benner Photo ©
C-GQSO DHC-6-300 Kenn Borek Air Calgary-Int'l, AB Oct-1981 Anthony J. Hickey Photo ©