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De Havilland DHC-6-100
”931”
Year of Manufacture:
Built as:
Engine Installation:
Registration History:
1966
DHC-6-100
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20
FACH 935 ► FACH 931
Reg’n
935
935
935
931
Operator [Owner]
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
Fuerza Aérea de Chile -III Air Brigade, Grupo de Aviación No. 5, El Tepuel
National Aeronautical & Space Museum, Los Cerillos
Change
Roll Out
F/Flight
Delivered
Delivered
Date
22-Jul-1966
10-Aug-1966
19-Sep-1966
17-Dec-2019
19-Aug-1998 - Crashed shortly after take-off from Cerro Moreno Air Base, Antofagasta, Chile. All occupants survived the accident, however the aircraft was deemed beyond economical repair.
Additional Historical Notes:
Transported to Puerto Montt and rebuilt for gate guardian display use at the Grupo Aviacion No. 5 base. On 12-May-2019 it was again transported to El Bosque Air Base in Santiago, where it remained until Dec-2019. On 17-Dec-2019 it was moved to Los Cerillos to the National Aeronautical and Space Museum, where it will be reassembled for display purposes.
Historical Photo Gallery
FACH 935 DHC-6-100 Fuerza Aérea de Chile Downsview, ON 29-Jul-1966 Sheldon D. Benner Photo ©
FACH 935 DHC-6-100 Fuerza Aérea de Chile Air-to-Air Sep-1966 DHC Photo ©
FACH 931 DHC-6-100 Fuerza Aérea de Chile El Tepual Air Base Date Unknown Jose Velasco Photo ©
FACH 931 DHC-6-100 Fuerza Aérea de Chile Los Cerillos 17-Dec-2019 Modo Charlie Photo ©
FACH 931 DHC-6-100 Fuerza Aérea de Chile Los Cerillos 17-Dec-2019 Modo Charlie Photo ©
FACH 931 DHC-6-100 Fuerza Aérea de Chile Los Cerillos 17-Dec-2019 Alvaro Romero Photo ©
FACH 931 DHC-6-100 Fuerza Aérea de Chile Los Cerillos, 2022