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De Havilland DHC-6-300
9N-AFE
Year of Manufacture:
Built as:
Engine Installation:
Registration History:
1980
DHC-6-300
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
G-BIEI ► 9M-SSH ► 9N-AEB ► 9N-AFE
Reg’n
G-BIEI
G-BIEI
G-BIEI
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9M-SSH
9M-SSH
9N-AEB
9N-AEB
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■
Operator [Owner]
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
Bristow Helicopters, Redhill
Via Reykjavík - London-Gatwick 02-Nov-1980 on delivery; departed Redhill 08-Nov-1980 for Malaysia
Bristow Helicopters Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
MHS-Malaysian Helicopter Service, Kuala Lumpur
Lumbini Airways, Kathmandu
Yeti Airways, Kathmandu
Collided with perimeter fence on approach to Bajura 03-Jul-2006, which tore off left main gear; the
aircraft then impacted a culvert before coming to a stop some 900 feet from the runway threshold;
repairable
Veered off the runway, and nose gear failed on landing at Surkhet, Nepal 29-Jun-2007; repairable
Change
Roll Out
F/Flight
Delivered
Transfer
Transfer
Sold
Sold
Date
10-Oct-1980
14-Oct-1980
30-Oct-1980
20-Nov-1980
1983
Jun-1997
Dec-1998
08-Oct-2008 - Collided with perimeter fence on approach to Lukla, Nepal in poor visibility. Aircraft was damaged beyond repair from impact and post impact fire. There were 18 fatalities.
9M-SSH DHC-6-300 Bristow Helicopters Malaysia Location Unknown Sep-1983 Peter Steinemann Photo ©
9M-SSH DHC-6-300 Malaysian Helicopter Service Location Unknown Jan-1985 K. Juter Photo ©
9N-AFE DHC-6-300 Yeti Airways Kathmandu Date/Photographer Unknown
9N-AFE DHC-6-300 Yeti Airlines Kathmandu Date/Photographer Unknown
9N-AFE DHC-6-300 Yeti Airlines Surkhet 2007 Kaelin Aero Technologies Photo
9N-AFE DHC-6-300 Yeti Airlines Surkhet 2007 Kaelin Aero Technologies Photo