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DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
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Series 300

C-GEVL • V2-LCK • 9M-CHH

9N-AFR

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

• C-GEVL de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. Rolled out date 22-Apr-1981. First flight date unknown.

• C-GEVL Ordered by Air BC but not painted or delivered 15-May-1981.

• C-GEVL Sold to Bannock Aerospace, Toronto, ON., 15-May-1981.

Note: Remained at Downsview, all white c/s through Aug-1982.

• V2-LCK Sold to LIAT-Leeward Islands Air Transport, St John’s, Antigua. 28-Sep-1982.

Noted at Camarillo, CA 28-Apr-1997 in LIAT c/s, without titles; prior to ferry to Malaysia.

• 9M-CHH Sold to Trans Pacific Enterprises. No other details, Feb-1998.

Noted at Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia 26-Feb-1998.

Withdrawn from use at Kuala Lumpur-Simpang & noted there 06-Apr-1999, 14-Oct-1999.

• 9N-AFR Sold to Shangri-La Air, Kathmandu,Nepal, 14-Oct-1999.

Accident:  near the village of Kristi Nachne Chour, 22-Aug-2002. The Twin Otter departed Jomsom at 09:41 for a 25-minute flight to Pokhara, carrying 15 tourists. The aircraft crashed against a hill 3 miles SW of Pokhara Airport which was under complete cloud cover following 3 days of continuous rains. Three crew and fifteen passengers were killed.

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V2-LCK at Miami / Opa-Locka - OPF, Florida.
Photo: Unknown photographer © October 1982 - Michael J. Ody Collection
9N-AFR gets a walkaround by a young, aspiring Captain.
Photo: Unknown photographer © Date unknoen - via baaa-acro - Aird Archives