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msn 186
DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 200
N186AL
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186

Series-200

PP-??? • XA-BON • N54539 • C-GKNR • N985DL • C-GKNR • N142FS • C-GKNR

N186AL
• Registration • Activity and details of Owner/Operator and other historical information

• PP-??? de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. Rolled out 13-Nov-1968. First flight 10-Dec-1968.

• (PP-???) Reported to be for TABA but not delivered Nov-1968 See note on msn185.

• XA-BON de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON Rolled out with this regn 13-Nov 1968.

• XA-BON Aeronaves de Mexico, Mexico City. Delivered 19-Dec-1968.

• N54539 John Woods Inc., Dallas, TX. Regd 06-Feb-1978.

• C-GKNR West Coast Air Services (opf PWA), Vancouver, BC. Regd 04-May-1978.

• C-GKNR Name changed to Air West Airlines, Vancouver, BC. Regd Apr-1980.

• C-GKNR Name changed to Air BC (f/n 610) Vancouver, BC. . Regd Dec-1980.

• N985DL Leased to Lewis Airlines Seaplane Shuttle. Regd 16-Aug-1985.

• C-GKNR Returned to Air BC (f/n 063) (f/ln 603). Regd 19-Sep-1986.

• C-GKNR Sold to Ashe Aircraft Enterprises, Springbank, AB. Regd 18-Dec-1992.

• N142FS Alberta Aircraft Leasing, Las Vegas, NV. Regd 02-Apr-1993.

• N142FS Four Star Aviation, North Andover, MA. Regd 21-Apr-1993.

• C-GKNR Ashe Aircraft Enterprises, Springbank, AB. Regd 5-Jun-1994.

• C-GKNR Leased to Pacific Coastal Airlines, Vancouver, BC. Regd 12-Jul-1994.

• C-GKNR Returned to 491549 AB, Calgary, AB, (Ashe Aircraft Enterprises). Regd Dec-1994.

• C-GKNR Leased to Southwest Air, Windsor, ON. Regd 14-Nov-1994.

• C-GKNR Returned to 491549 AB (Ashe Aircraft Enterprises), Calgary, AB. Regd Jun-1995.

• N186AL Alberta Aircraft Leasing Inc., Las Vegas, NV. Regd 06-Aug-1995.

• N186AL 13500 Air Express, Spring, TX. Regd 08-Jun-2005.

• N186AL Phillipe Tanguay. Regd 01-May-2007.

• N186AL 13500 Air Express, Spring, TX. Regd 23-Jul-2007. Later Houston, TX. Regd 10-Jun-2008.

Believed stored with National Aerotech at Thomaston, GA.

• Stored •
C-GKNR of West Coast Air at Vancouver - CYVR.
Photo: Unknown photographer © August 1978 - Michael J. Ody Collection
C-GKNR after change to red livery.
Photo: Kenneth I. Swartz © 24 December 1978 - Aird Archives
C-GKNR downtown Vancouver.
Photo: Kenneth I. Swartz © 15 September 1979 - Michael J. Ody Collection
C-GKNR at Vancouver with no titles.
Photo: John Kimberley © April 1980 - Erik Johannesson Collection
C-GKNR at YVR back on floats.
Photo: Gary Vincent © May 1981 - Michael J. Ody Collection
C-GKNR at Vancouver.
N985DL about to be taken out of the water at YYC.
Photo: Anthony J. Hickey © 09 October 1985 - Michael J. Ody Collection
C-GKNR with AirBC titles at YVR.
Photo: Erik Johannesson © March 1987 - Michael J. Ody Collection
N142FS when operating with FOUR STAR.
Photo: Unknown photographer © June 1993 - Michael J. Ody Collection
C-GKNR at Toronto - CYYZ.
Photo: Andy Cline © 08 March 1995 - Michael J. Ody Collection
N186AL at Atlanta - Southern Regional with wings clipped!
Photo: Roger Botting © March 2012 - Erik Johannesson Collection