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De Havilland DHC-6-300
RAN-26
Year of Manufacture:
Built as:
Engine Installation:
Registration History:
1988
DHC-6-300
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
C-FDKZ ► RAN-26
Reg’n
C-FDKZ
C-FDKZ
C-FDKZ
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C-FDKZ
RAN-26
Operator [Owner]
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
Etty Aerospace Sales, Toronto, ON
Flown to Collingwood, ON for storage; returned to Toronto, ON 24-Nov-1989 in Nepal Army c/s
Royal Nepal Army, Kathmandu
Royal Nepal Army, Kathmandu
Change
Roll Out
F/Flight
Delivered
Delivered
Reg'd
Date
05-Dec-1988
?
30-Dec-1988
29-Nov-1989
01-Feb-1990
10-Jul-1991 - Flew into a wooded hillside at the 5,800ft level approximately 10 minutes after take-off from Surkhet. Investigation suggested that an incorrect altimeter setting had been used. There were three fatalities.
C-FDKZ DHC-6-300 DeHavilland Canada Downsview, ON 29-Dec-1988 Michael J. Ody Photo ©
C-FDKZ DHC-6-300 Etty Aerospace Collingwood, ON 01-Apr-1989 R. Bryden Photo ©
C-FDKZ DHC-6-300 Royal Nepal Army Toronto-Int'l, ON 25-Nov-1989
C-FDKZ DHC-6-300 Royal Nepal Army Toronto-Int'l, ON 28-Nov-1989 Andy Cline Photo ©