706
De Havilland DHC-6-300
P2-KSI
Year of Manufacture:
Built as:
Engine Installation:
Registration History:
1980
DHC-6-300
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
F-ODGB ► YJ-RV1(1) ► P2-RDV ► VH-FNZ ► VH-HPY ► P2-KSI
Reg’n
F-ODGB
F-ODGB
F-ODGB
YJ-RV1
P2-RDV
■
VH-FNV
VH-HPY
VH-HPY
■
P2-KSI
Operator [Owner]
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
Air Mélanésiæ, Port Vila
Air Mélanésiæ, Port Vila
Talair, Goroka
Withdrawn from use & stored at Goroka 25-May-1993; ferried to Mareeba, QLD 09-Jul-1993
Flight West Airlines, Eagle Farm, QLD
Hawker Pacific, Yagoona, NSW
Royal Australian Army - 1st Aviation Regiment, Oakley, QLD
Collided with rising ground after following incorrect routing near Simbai, PNG 09-Nov-1997
Hevilift Aviation, Mount Hagen
Change
Roll Out
F/Flight
Delivered
Re-reg'd
Sold
Reg'd
Leased
Sub-lsd
Reg'd
Date
Aug-1980
18-Aug-1980
22-Aug-1980
01-Apr-1981
Dec-1989
05-May-1995
24-Jan-1996
02-Mar-1997
27-Jun-2009
Additional Historical Information
The wreckage was reportedly recovered to Oakley, QLD for parts recovery, with the fuselage subsequently going to Richmond, QLD. It was subsequently rebuilt and sold to Hevilift.
YJ-RV1 DHC-6-300 Vanair Port Vila Sep-1984 AAD Photo ©
P2-RDV DHC-6-300 Talair Brisbane, QLD May-1995 Photographer Unknown
VH-HPY DHC-6-300 Australian Army Nr. Darwin, NT 1997 Lenn Bayliss Photo ©
P2-KSI DHC-6-300 Hevilift Aviation Cairns, QLD 28-Jun-2013 FNQ Skies Photo ©
P2-KSI DHC-6-300 Hevilift Aviation Cairns, QLD 11-Aug-2013 FNQ Skies Photo ©
P2-KSI DHC-6-300 Hevilift Aviation Kagamuga 05-Jul-2023 Mike Davis Photo ©