VH-TGC. de Havilland Canada DHC-6-320 Twin Otter. c/n 288.
This aircraft was built by de Havilland Canada at Downsview, Ontario It was ordered by Tranportes Aereos Orientales, Ecuador First flown at Downsview as HC-ASJ - 1970 Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 engines Entered onto the Ecuadorian Aircraft Register as HC-ASJ - ? Registered to Tranportes Aereos Orientales, Pichincha, Ecuador The aircraft was named 'Murialdo' Sold to Omni Aircraft Sales, Rockville, MD - 1973 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N26TC - ? Registered to Omni Aircraft Sales, Rockville, MD Sold to Intermountain Aviation, Marana, Arizona - February 1974 Intermountain Aviation merged with Evergreen Helicopters, McMinnville, OR - March 1975 Sold to Patricia Air Transport, Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada - April 11, 1976 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GFXJ - April 15, 1976 Departed Marana on the ferry flight to Canada - April 1976 Arrived Calgary on completion of the ferry flight - April 28, 1976 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - ? Sold to Birchknoll Investments Ltd, Toronto, Ontario t/a Patricia Air Transport, Sioux Lookout - May 21, 1976 Sold to 660 Syndicate / G.S. Niblett & D.S. Mills t/a Patricia Air Transport, Sioux Lookout - May 21, 1976 Returned to 660 Syndicate when Patrician Air Transport ceased operations - February 18, 1978 Ferried Sioux Lookout - Toronto on return to the lessors Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N288Z - ? Registered to 660 Syndicate / G.S. Niblett & D.S. Mills Leased to Mountainwest Aviation, Tucson, Arizona as the registered operator - March 07, 1978 Returned to the lessors on termination of the lease - September 1978 Leased to Wyoming Airlines, Casper, Wyoming as the registered operator - September 26, 1978 Repossessed by 660 Syndicate - March 19, 1979 Sold to Commutair, Houston, Texas - October 1979 The aircraft was badly damaged in a ground accident at Houston, Texas - Decembere 11, 1979 The wing was damaged when the aircraft collided with a Braniff Boeing 727 Repaired and returned to service - January 02, 1980 Sold to 660 Syndicate - June 1980 Leased to Sierra Pacific Airlines, Tucson, Arizona as the registered operator - February 06, 1981 Returned to 660 Syndicate on termination of the lease - January 1983 Registered to Banco de Ponce, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico - January 10, 1983 Leased to Crown Air Systems, Puerto Rico as the registered operator Registered to Silvestre M. Mirando, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico - May 03, 1983 The lease to Crown Air Systems continued Registered to K.N.P. Air Lease Inc, Rosemont, IL - October 27, 1987 Returned to 660Syndicate - December 31, 1987 Registered to 239665 Alberta Ltd, Calgary t/a Ashe Aircraft Leasing, Springbank, AB - July 18, 1988 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FCUS - September 16, 1988 Registered to Ashe Aircraft Leasing, Springbank, AB Sold to Australian Regional Airlines, Cairns - 1989 Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - April 12, 1989 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TGC - April 12, 1989 Registered to Australian Regional Airlines, Cairns, Queensland Leased to Vanair, Port Vila, Vanuatu - October 31, 1989 Returned to Australian Regional on termination of the lease - March 07, 1990 Australian Regional Airlines merged with Sunstate Airlines, Brisbane, Queensland - October 01, 1993 Withdrawn from service and sold - ? Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - August 28, 1998 Entered onto the Swiss Aircraft Register as HB-LSP - August 31, 1998 Registered to Topscore Management, Geneva, Switzerland Transferred to Benavia Special Air Operations, Geneva - September 1998 Returned to Topscore Management, Geneva - January 06, 2002 Sold to South Africa - ? Cancelled from the Swiss Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-OVD - April 12, 2002 Registered to New Millen 130 Investments Leased to Rossair Executive Air Charter, Lanseria, South Africa as the registered operator Aircraft was sold Air Service Gabon, Libreville, Gabon - June 24, 2004 Cancelled from the South African Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Gabonese Aircraft Register as TR-LGS - ? Registered to CSAE Inc, Toronto, Canada Leased to Air Service Gabon as the registered operator The aircraft was damaged at Tsika, Gabon - November 17, 2008 The PIC tried to exit the runway before the landing roll was completed Cancelled from thw Gabonese Aircraft Register - ? Observed at Alterhein, Switzerland in basic Maldivian Air Taxi livery with any registration - February 13, 2011 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N102SK - February 28, 2011 Registered to Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee, Wilmington, Delaware Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - March 16, 2011 Entered onto the Maldives Aircraft Register as 8Q-MBG - March 24, 2011 Registered to Seaplane Holdings A/S, Vedbaek, Denmark Leased to Maldivian Air Taxis, Male as the registered operator Current with Maldivian Air Taxi |
VH-TGC. Australian Regional - in the Australian livery at an unknown airport, October 1989. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-852.) |
VH-TGC. Australian Regional - in the Australian livery at Cairns Airport, October 21, 1990. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-445.) |
VH-TGC. Australian Regional - in the Australian livery at Cairns Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-853.) |
VH-TGC. Sunstate - in the Qantas livery at Cairns Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-377.) |