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LN-BEN
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AIRCRAFT DATA |
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| Manufacturer: | The de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd.; Garrett Boulevard, Downsview, Ontario M3K 1Y5, Canada. | |
| Manufacturer's Model: | DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 | |
| Customer's Model: | n/a | |
| Type Certificate No: | Canadian
DOT Type Approval No: A-82 FAA Approved Type Certificate No: A9EA |
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| MFG Serial Number: | 294 | |
| Customer's Serial Number: | n/a | |
| Manufacturing Date: | 1971-01-?? | |
| Engines: | 2 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 (620 shp) | |
| Remarks: | ||
| Reg. No. | Date | Remarks |
| LN-BEN | 1971-01-?? | Manufacturing date |
| 1971-01-?? | First flight. | |
| 1971-01-15 | Temporarily registered on Norwegian CAR to Widerøes Flyveselskap AS; Oslo, Norway. | |
| 1971-01-15 | Officially delivered from de Havilland Canada to Widerøes Flyveselskap AS; Oslo, Norway. | |
| 1971-01-29 | Officially registered on Norwegian CAR to Widerøes Flyveselskap AS; Oslo, Norway. | |
| 1979-08-24 | Cancelled from Norwegian CAR on sale to Canada. | |
| C-GBDG | 1979-??-?? | Registered on Canadian CAR to De Havilland Inc; Garrett Boulevard, Downsview, Ontario M3K 1Y5, Canada. |
| 1979-??-?? | Cancelled from Canadian CAR on sale to USA. | |
| N8061V | 1979-??-?? | Registered on US CAR to Evergreen Helicopters of Alaska, Inc.; 1935 Merrill Field Drive, Anchorage, AK 99501, USA. |
| 1979-12-03 | The
aircraft went missing while on a VFR flight along the coastline to
Shismanef, Alaska. Marginal VFR to IFR weather with icing conditions
below 10000 ft. The search for the plane was called off on December 19.
The wreckage was finally recovered February 10, 1980.
The crew of two and both passengers were killed.
The aircraft was on a scheduled domestic flight from Nome Airport (OME/PAOM), Alaska, to Shishmared Airport (SHH), Alaska, when it disappeared enroute. |
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| 1980-02-10 | The wreckage was finally recovered. Crew of two and both passengers were killed. | |
LN-BEN
Molde Airport
1972
Photo: © courtesy of Jan-Olav Martinsen
Original photo at www.airpics.com
