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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-3/U-1/CSR-123 Otter
    Latest Model:DHC-3-T Turbo Otter
    Construction Number:135
    Last Civil Registration:C-FIUZ
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada DHC-3-T cn 135...
    Latest Owner or Location:Harbour Air

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    Dates

    Event

    1956

    Constructed as a DHC-3.

    22 June 1956

    To Wheeler Airlines Ltd, Saint. Jovite, QC with new c/r CF-IUZ.

    1970

    To Scintrex Ltd, Concord, ON keeping c/r CF-IUZ.

    13 May 1977

    To Air Ray Inc, Saint. Ludger, QC with new c/r C-FIUZ.

    4 July 1980

    To Air Satellite Inc, Hauterive, QC keeping c/r C-FIUZ.

    19 January 1982

    To Aeropel Inc, Baie Comeau QC keeping c/r C-FIUZ.

    18 May 1984

    To Labrador Air Safari Inc, Baie-Comeau, QC keeping c/r C-FIUZ.

    3 January 1985

    To Bel Air Laurentien Aviation Inc, Lac-A-La-Tortue, QC keeping c/r C-FIUZ.

    14 May 1987

    To Air Roberval Ltee., Roberval, QC keeping c/r C-FIUZ.

    12 March 1999

    To Air Bellevue Inc, Saint. Felicien QC keeping c/r C-FIUZ.

    28 March 2001

    To Harbour Air Ltd, Richmond, BC keeping c/r C-FIUZ.

    Operated by Jim Forbes.

    By 25 September 2009

    Converted to a DHC-3-T.

    25 September 2009


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: Taxiing out of Victoria inner harbour.

    20 September 2014


    Photographer: John W. Olafson
    Notes: At Coal Harbour, Vancouver

    By 21 February 2020

    To Harbour Air keeping c/r C-FIUZ.

    21 February 2020

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was damaged but was repairable. The event occurred at Vancouver-Coal Harbour SPB, BC (CXH) (Canada) while standing. Narrative: A float-equipped Seair Seaplanes de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver was stolen when moored at Vancouver-Coal Harbour Seaplane Base, Canada. The Beaver impacted a float-equipped Harbour Air DHC-3T Vazar Turbine Otter (C-FIUZ) that was also moored in the harbour. It appears that the right-hand wing of the Beaver separated in the accident. The right-hand wing of the Turbine Otter suffered a serious fracture...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    9 June 2024


    Photographer: Mick McKean
    Notes: Harbour Air de Havilland Canada DHC-3-T Turbo Otter C-FIUZ on approach.Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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    DHC-3 Otter Archive by Neil Aird
    Transport Canada
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