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DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 200
C-FBRA
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Series 200

N303GW • N53AN 

C-FBRA

• Registration • Activity and details of Owner/Operator and other historical information

• N303GW de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. Rolled out 28-May-1968. First flight 13-Jun-1968.

• N303GW Gateway Aviation, La Crosse WI. Delivered 24-Jun-1968.

• N303GW Sold to Air Wisconsin, Appleton, WI. Regd 10-Jun-1969.

Departed Downsview on delivery 03-Jul-1969.

• N53AN Sold to Air North (Allegheny Commuter), Burlington, VT. Regd May-1973.

• N53AN Re regd to Air North (Allegheny Commuter), Burlington, VT. Nov-1978.

• N53AN Leased to ASA - Atlantic Southeast Airlines, College Park, GA. Regd Apr-1980.

• N53AN ASA - Atlantic Southeast Airlines, College Park, GA (Richard B Fox, New Orleans, LA) New registration 05-May-1981.

• N53AN Returned to Air North, Burlington, VT. Regd Apr-1982.

• N53AN Northern Airways, Burlington, VT. Regd Oct-1982.

• N53AN Leased to Westair Commuter Airlines, Fresno, CA. Regd Oct-1982.

• N53AN Returned to Richard B. Fox, New Orleans, LA. Now operating as Brockway Air, Burlington, VT. Feb 1986

• N53AN Sold to Pal-Air International Tonopah, NV 28-Feb-1986.

• N53AN Leased to Mountain Air Cargo, Denver, NC. Regd Mar-1986.

• N53AN Returned to Pal-Air International, Tonopah, NV. Regd 1986.

• N53AN Leased to California Air Charter, Burbank, CA. Regd 17-Aug-1986.

Noted at Ontario, CA 17-Aug-1986. Untitled.

• N53AN New name as Ameriflight, Burbank, CA. Jun-1987.

• N53AN Returned to Pal-Air International, Tonopah, NV. Date unknown.

• N53AN Returned to Pace Aviation Ltd., Tonopah, NV. Regd 06-Jun-1988.

• N53AN Leased to Labrador Airways, Goose Bay, NL. Regd 06-Jun-1988.

• C-FBRA Leased to VISS - Virgin Island Seaplane Shuttle. Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI. Regd 21-Apr-1988. Canx 12-Oct-1989.

Incident: St. Croix Seaplane Base, USVI. 17-Sep-1989. The aircraft was undergoing maintenance in a hanger at the Seaplane Base as Hurricane Hugo approached. After the hurricane had passed the aircraft was found upside down in the hanger with both wings having been torn off. The wreckage subsequently transported to Dodson’s for reduction to spares. The damage to aircraft and other material items caused to the aircraft caused the operator to go into bankruptcy and ceased operations in 1992.

• C-FBRA Labrador Airways, Goose Bay, NL Canx 12-Oct-1989.

• C-FBRA Pace Aviation Ltd., Winnipeg, MB. Regd 12-Oct-1989.

• Un registered Dodson International, Rantoul, KS., in 1990 for parting out - last noted on 30-Jun-2006.

Reduced to spares

N303GW for Gateway Aviation, at Downsview - CYZD, Ontario.
Photo: Sheldon D. Benner © July 1968 - Michael J. Ody Collection
N303GW in air wisconsin titles.
Photo: Sheldon D. Benner © 03 July 1969 - Michael J. Ody Collection
N53AN of WestAir Commuter at Chico - CIC, California.
Photo: Unknown photographer © July 1982 - Erik Johannesson Collection
N53AN of WestAir at San Francisco.
Photo: Charles R. Stewart © July 1983 - Erik Johannesson Collection