86
De Havilland DHC-6-100
C-GGAW
Year of Manufacture:
Built as:
Engine Installation:
Registration History:
1967
DHC-6-100
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20
N591MA ► VP-BDC ► C6-BDC ► N2228H ► C-GGAW
Reg’n
N591MA
N591MA
N591MA
N591MA
N591MA
VP-BDC
VP-BDC
VP-BDC
N2228H
■
■
C-GGAW
C-GGAW
C-GGAW
C-GGAW
C-GGAW
C-GGAW
C-GGAW
Operator [Owner]
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
MAC-Miami Aviation Corporation, Opa-locka, FL
Island Flying Services, Nassau, Bahamas [Sherlock D. Hackley]
Out Island Airways, Nassau, Bahamas [Island Air Lease Bahamas]
Out Island Airways, Nassau, Bahamas [Island Air Lease Bahamas]
Bahamasair, Nassau
Turks & Caicos Airways, Providenciales [TCA Leasing Corporation]
MAC-Miami Aviation Corporation, Opa-locka, FL
Noted at Opa-locka 05-May-1976
Departed Opa-locka 11-Dec-1976, and arrived Vancouver, BC 14-Dec-1976
Air West Airlines, Richmond, BC
Airwest Airlines, Richmond, BC
Air BC, Richmond, BC
Air BC, Richmond, BC [Boeing of Canada, Toronto, ON]
Pacific Coastal Airlines, Richmond, BC
Air BC, Richmond, BC [Boeing of Canada, Toronto, ON]
West Coast Air, Vancouver, BC
Change
Roll Out
F/Flight
Delivered
Leased
Sold
Re-reg'd
Renamed
Sold
Sold
Sold
Renamed
Merged
Sold
Leased
Returned
Sold
Date
16-Nov-1967
27-Nov-1967
01-Dec-1967
01-Dec-1967
Nov-1969
Nov-1969
07-Jun-1973
05-Dec-1974
Apr-1976
07-Dec-1976
Apr-1979
01-Dec-1980
27-Nov-1986
May-1993
18-Sep-1993
24-Jan-1996
01-Nov-2000 - Crashed shortly after take-off from Vancouver Harbour, BC following engine failure. There were no fatalities.
Additional Historical Information
The wreckage was subsequently acquired by Erwin Aero Industries, Airdrie, AB for reduction to spares. Canadian registration cancelled 18-Jul-2012. The remains of the aircraft were moved to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology - Art Smith Technology Center at Calgary-Int’l Airport.
N591MA DHC-6-100 Island Flying Service Nassau May-1968 Photographer Unknown
N591MA DHC-6-100 Island Flying Service Opa-locka, FL May-1968 Photographer Unknown
N591MA DHC-6-100 Out Island Airways Nassau Sep-1970 Peter Keating Photo ©
C6-BDC DHC-6-100 Out Island Airways Nassau 15-Nov-1971 Christian Volpati Photo ©
N2228H DHC-6-100 MAC Miami Aviation Corp. Vancouver-Int'l, BC 16-Dec-1976 K.I. Swartz Photo ©
C-GGAW DHC-6-100 Air West Airlines Vancouver-Harbour, BC May-1977 K.I. Swartz Photo ©
C-GGAW DHC-6-100 Air West Airlines Vancouver-Harbour, BC Aug-1979 John Kimberley Photo ©
C-GGAW DHC-6-100 Air West Airlines Vancouver-Int'l, BC Mar-1980 John Kimberley Photo ©
C-GGAW DHC-6-100 Air West Airlines Vancouver-Int'l, BC May-1980 John Kimberley Photo ©
C-GGAW DHC-6-100 Air West Airlines Vancouver-Harbour, BC Feb-1981 K.I. Swartz Photo ©
C-GGAW DHC-6-100 Air BC Vancouver-Int'l, BC Jul-1983 John Kimberley Photo ©
C-GGAW DHC-6-100 Air West Airlines Vancouver-Harbour, BC Sep-1988 John Kimberley Photo ©
C-GGAW DHC-6-100 Air BC Vancouver-Harbour, BC 13-May-1992 K.I. Swartz Photo ©
C-GGAW DHC-6-100 Air BC Victoria-Harbour, BC Jun-1993 Damiano Gualdoni Photo ©
C-GGAW DHC-6-100 Air BC Vancouver-Int'l, BC Apr-1994 John Kimberley Photo ©
C-GGAW DHC-6-100 West Coast Air Vancouver-Harbour, BC Jun-1996 Photographer Unknown
C-GGAW DHC-6-100 Erwin Aero Industries Airdrie, AB 30-Sep-2014 K.I. Swartz Photo ©
C-GGAW DHC-6-100 Erwin Aero Industries Airdrie, AB 30-Sep-2014 K.I. Swartz Photo ©
C-GGAW DHC-6-100 Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Calgary, AB Date Unknown SAIT Photo ©