• N96RA de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. Rolled out date 12-Feb-1979. First flight 02-Feb-1979.
• N96RA Delivered to Rio Airways, Killeen, TX., 02-Mar-1979.
• N99XV Re regd to Rio Airways, Killeen, TX., 1985.
• N96RA Sold to Jack Wall Aircraft Sales, Memphis, TN., Nov-1985.
• N96RA Sold to Norman Kuo, Huntington Park, CA., 15-Sep-1986. Operated by Maui Airlines. Canx Oct-1989 (on sale to Fiji Air).
Noted stored at Guam by 1989, in Rio c/s with Maui Airlines titles; minus tail and other parts
Incident: Agana, Guam 11-Apr-1987: as the aircraft approached its home airport at Agana, Guam the captain passed out. The first officer took over the controls and landed the aircraft without further incident. The cause of the incapacitation was not determined.
Total time: 18,913 hours at Apr-1987.
• N96RA Repossessed by Myriad Capital,. Dec-1989
Sold to Air Fiji, Nausari, Fiji. Dec-1989
• DQ-FEU. Re regd to Air Fiji, Nausari, Fiji. Mar-1990. "Tui Manu Levu".
Arrived Brisbane, QLD 08-Dec-1993 on delivery to Milne Bay Air
• P2-MBT Sold to MBA - Milne Bay Air, Port Moresby, PNG., 08-Dec-1993.
• P2-MRN Sold to Goroka Air Seriesvices, Gorokam, PNG., Aug-1997.
• PK-ZAP Sold to PT Asmat Air, Merauke, Indonesia, 29-Apr-2002.
Accident: Ninia Airfield, Irian Jaya, 02-Feb-2001. The aircraft suddenly turned and swung to the left on landing roll. Nose wheel steering could not cover it, so the aircraft continued to swing to the left and went down to the left side of the runway.
• PK-ZAP Sold to PT Air Regional, Jakarta (Sabang Merauke Air Charter), Indonesia by.Feb-2001.
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