8

De Havilland DHC-6-100

C-FCCE

Year of Manufacture:

Built as:

Engine Installation:

Registration History:

1966

DHC-6-100

Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20

N12708 ► VH-TGS ► CF-CCE ► C-FCCE

Reg’n

N12708

N12708

N12708

VH-TGS

VH-TGS

CF-CCE

C-FCCE

C-FCCE

C-FCCE

C-FCCE

C-FCCE

Operator [Owner]

de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON

de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON

Floair Inc., Wichita, KS

TAA-Trans Australia Airlines, Melbourne, VIC "Marawaka"

Damaged at Marawaka, PNG 19-Nov-1969; repairable & returned to service

Hawker de Havilland Australia Pty Ltd., Bankstown, NSW

La Ronge Aviation Services, La Ronge, SK

La Ronge Aviation Services, La Ronge, SK

Mackenzie Air, Edmonton, AB

La Ronge Aviation Services, La Ronge, SK

Transwest Air, Prince Albert, SK

Transwest Air, Prince Albert, SK [101008427 Saskatchewan Ltd.]

Damaged in ground collision with DHC-2-III C-FOED at La Ronge, SK 05-Mar-2006; repairable

Change

Roll Out

F/Flight

Delivered

Delivered

 

Sold

Sold

Re-reg'd

Leased

Returned

Merged

Reg'd

 

Date

19-Aug-1966

23-Aug-1966

08-Sep-1966

20-Sep-1966

 

11-May-1972

27-Sep-1972

Nov-1975

19-Oct-1976

Apr-1979

15-Aug-2000

08-Nov-2001

02-Apr-2009 - Veered off airstrip, and collided with fence, then trees while taking off from snow adjacent to runway at La Ronge, SK. The aircraft was deemed beyond economical repair.


Additional Historical Notes

Aircraft wreckage remained un-repaired at La Ronge through 2014. It was subsequently transported via road to Calgary-Int’l, AB for Kenn Borek Air (for parts recovery)