VH-TGS. de Havilland Canada DHC-6-100 Twin Otter. c/n 008.
This aircraft was built by de Havilland Canada at Downsview, Ontario - 1966 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as 'N12708' - ? Registered to de Havilland Canada Inc, Downsview Rolled out at Downsview - August 19, 1966 First flown as 'N12708' - August 23, 1966 Sold to Hawker de Havilland, Bankstown - September 08, 1966 Accepted by Hawker de Havilland at Downsview - September 08, 1966 Handed over to Floair Inc, Witchita for the delivery flight to Australia - September 08, 1966 Arrived Sydney (Bankstown) on completion of the delivery flight - September 20, 1966 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TGS - December 06, 1966 Registered to Trans Australia Airlines, Melbourne The aircraft was named 'Marawaka' The aircraft was used in Papua New Guinea on the Sunbird services It was damaged in an accident at Marawaka, PNG - November 16, 1969 Repaired and returned to service - ? Withdrawn from service - February 1972 Sold to Hawker de Havilland Australia, Melbourne - May 11, 1972 Sold to La Ronge Aviation Services, La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Canada - September 27, 1972 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 27, 1972 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as CF-CCE - November 17, 1972 Registered to La Ronge Aviation Services, Saskatchewan Reregistered as C-FCCE - November 1975 Leased to Mackenzie Air, Hay River, NT as the registered operator - October 19, 1976 Returned to La Ronge Aviation Services at the end of the lease - April 1979 La Ronge Aviation Services merged with Transwest Air, Prince Albert, t/a Transwest Air - August 15, 2000 Registered to Transwest Air LP/101008427 Saskatchewan, Prince Albert - November 08, 2001 It was damaged when the aircraft collided with a DHC-2 Turbo Beaver C-FOED at La Ronge - March 05, 2006 Repaired and returned to service - ? It was damaged whilst taking-off from La Ronge - April 02, 2009 The aircraft was operating on skiis and was engaged in a flight from La Ronge to Deschambeault Lake As it became airborne it veered sharply to the right and collided with the airport perimeter fence and trees It sustained substantial damage The wreckage was transported to Calgary and was observed stored at Kenn Borek Air - ? Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - September 11, 2014 |