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De Havilland DHC-6-300

C-GKBB

Year of Manufacture:

Built as:

Engine Installation:

Registration History:

1980

DHC-6-300

Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27

N123SL ► 9Q-CBO ► C-GKBB

Reg’n

N123SL

N123SL

N123SL

N123SL

N123SL

N123SL

N123SL

N123SL

9Q-CBO

9Q-CBO

C-GKBB

Operator [Owner]

de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON

de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON

Stroehmann Leasing, Williamsport, PA [David L. Stroehmann, Williamsport, PA dba]

Air Illinois, Carbondale, IL

Stroehmann Leasing, Williamsport, PA [David L. Stroehmann, Williamsport, PA dba]

Southern Jersey Airways, Atlantic City, NJ

Stroehmann Leasing, Williamsport, PA [David L. Stroehmann, Williamsport, PA dba]

Aviation Associates Inc.

Arrived Toronto, ON 25-Nov-1989 & departed 29-Nov-1989 on delivery to Africa

TMK Air Commuter/ Société de Transports et Messageries au Kivu, Goma "Butembo"

Kenn Borek Air Ltd., Calgary, AB

Kenn Borek Air Ltd., Calgary, AB

Change

Roll Out

F/Flight

Delivered

Leased

Returned

Leased

Returned

Sold

 

Sold

Del’d

Reg’d

Date

Dec-1980

13-Dec-1980

22-Dec-1980

22-Dec-1980

30-Apr-1984

30-Apr-1984

Aug-1989

Aug-1989

 

Dec-1989

by-2010

11-Jul-2025

08-Sep-2005 - Aircraft lost power shortly after take-off from Goma which resulted in a forced landing in a banana field. There were no fatalities, however the aircraft sustained significant damage.

Additional Historical Information

Wreckage subsequently transported to Canada for Kenn Borek Air and first noted at Calgary, AB in Jun-2010. In Q1 2023 the aircraft entered the hangar for rebuilding, which was noted underway in mid-April 2023.