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DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 200
8Q-MAT
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Series 200

8R-GDC • C-GNTA • 8Q-NTA • C-GNTA • 8Q-NTA • C-GNTA • 8Q-NTA

8Q-MAT

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

• 8R-GDC de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. Rolled out 03-Jul-1968. First flight 19-Aug-1968.

• 8R-GDC Guyana Airways, Georgetown, Guyana. Delivered 22-Aug-1968.

• C-GNTA Sold to Eclipse Consultants, Oshawa ON. Regd 15-Dec-1974.

• C-GNTA Sold to Northern Thunderbird Airlines, Prince George, BC. Regd 23-May-1975.

• C-GNTA Leased to West Coast Air Services (opf PWA). Regd 01-Dec-1978.

• C-GNTA Returned to Northern Thunderbird Airlines. Prince George, BC Apr-1980.

• C-GNTA Sold to Kimba Air Services, Calgary, AB. Regd Apr-1980.

• C-GNTA Leased to Shirley Helicopters, Edmonton, AB. Regd 28-Apr-1980.

• C-GNTA Name change to Shirley Air Services, Edmonton, AB. Regd 03-Jul-1980.

• C-GNTA Returned to Kimba Air Services, Calgary, AB. Regd Apr-1982.

• C-GNTA Leased to Adlair, Edmonton, AB., Mar-1992. Canx 21-Jun-1982.

• C-GNTA Returned to Kimba Air Services, Calgary, AB. Jun-1982.

• C-GNTA Leased to Ptarmigan Airways Yellowknife. NT. Canx 24-Aug-1982.

• C-GNTA Returned to Kimba Air Services, Calgary AB. Regd Feb-1983.

• C-GNTA Sold to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB.  Dec-1982. Regd 27-Feb-1983.

• C-GNTA Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC. Regd 05-Jun-1987.

• C-GNTA Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd Oct-1987.

• C-GNTA Leased to, Central Mountain Air Services, Smithers, BC. Regd30-Dec-1987.

• C-GNTA Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd. Regd 20-Apr-1988.

• C-GNTA Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC. Regd 05-Apr-1988.

• C-GNTA Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd 15-Sep-1988.

• C-GNTA Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC. Regd 19-Apr-1989.

• C-GNTA Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd 05-Oct-1989.

• C-GNTA Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC. Regd 19-Apr-1990.

• C-GNTA Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd Sep-1990.

• C-GNTA Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC. Regd 01-Jul-1991.

• C-GNTA Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd 05-Oct-1991.

• C-GNTA Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC. Regd 12-Jun-1992.

• C-GNTA Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd Oct-1992.

• C-GNTA Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC. Regd 23-Apr-1993.

• C-GNTA Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd 1993.

• C-GNTA Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC. Regd 05-Apr-1994.

• C-GNTA Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd Oct-1994.

• C-GNTA Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC. Regd 15-Mar-1995.

• C-GNTA Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd date unknown. Canx 02-Feb-1996.

• 8Q-NTA Leased to Maldivian Air Taxi, Male, MI. Regd 03-Feb-1996 & 19-Apr-1998.

• 8Q-NTA Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd 27-Apr-1998.

• C-GNTA Re regd to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB May-1998.

• C-GNTA Leased to Harbour Air, Vancouver, BC. Regd May-1998,

• C-GNTA Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Regd 02-Aug-1998.

• 8Q-NTA Leased to Maldivian Air Taxi, Male, MI. Regd 09-Sep-1998. Canx 16-Nov-2006.

• 8Q-MAT Re-regd to Maldivian Air Taxi, Male, MI. Regd 19-Nov-2006.

Accident Male, Maldive Islands, 09-Feb-2012. While landing at the Male Seaplane Terminal on a flight from Lily Beach in heavy rain the right side float became detached causing the right wing to become submerged. The aircraft remained afloat and the passengers and crew escaped without injury within ten minutes. The damage to the aircraft is initially reported as a detached float.

• 8Q-MAT Maldivian Air Taxi, Male, MI. (Seaplane Holdings A/S., Vedbaek, Denmark. Regd 05-Apr-2012.

• 8Q-MAT Merged into Trans Maldivian Airways Pvt., Ltd., Male., MI., 15-Aug-2013.

• Current •

8R-GDC of GUYANA AIRWAYS CORP., at Georgetown, Guyana.
Photo: Paul Huxford © June 1972 - Jay Sherlock Collection - Aird Archives
C-GNTA at Kelowna - CYLW, British Columbia, with nt air.
Photo: Unknown photographer © 07 July 1975 - Kenneth I. Swartz Collection - Aird Archives
C-GNTA at Prince George - CYXS, British Columbia.
Photo:Unknown photographer © 31 May 1977 - Kenneth I. Swartz Collection - Aird Archives
Photo: Kenneth I. Swartz © 23 September 1977
C-GNTA at Vancouver - CYVR, British Columbia.
Photo: Unknown photographer © January 1979 - Michael J. Ody Collection
C-GNTA at Vancouver, being utilised by HARBOUR AIR.
Photo: Erik Johannesson © July 1988
C-GNTA for MALDIVIAN AIR TAXI, in transit at Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Photo: Unknown photographer © September 1998 - Erik Johannesson Collection
8Q-NTA at Male, Maldive Islands.
Photo: Unknown photographer © March 2005 - Erik Johannesson Collection
8Q-MAT at Male, Maldive Islands, with modified livery.
Photo: Stefan Hoellering © December 2008 - Erik Johannesson Collection