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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-6/UV-18/CC-138 Twin Otter
    Latest Model:DHC-6 Twin Otter
    Construction Number:110
    Last Civil Registration:N716NC
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada DHC-6 cn 110 cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:Freefall Express Inc, Gardiner, NY

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    Dates

    Event

    1968

    Constructed as a DHC-6.
    De Havilland Canada DHC6 110

    1 March 1968

    First flight.

    8 March 1968

    To Miami Aviation Corporation with new c/r N925SM.
    Delivered to Miami Aviation and sold immediately to Skymark.

    8 March 1968

    To Skymark Airlines keeping c/r .

    20 March 1968

    Certificate of airworthiness for N716NC (DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, 110) issued.

    December 1981

    To Golden West Airlines keeping c/r .

    April 1983

    To Newair keeping c/r .

    August 1983

    Assigned civil registration: N716NC

    22 June 1990

    To Freefall Express Inc, Gardiner, NY with new c/r N716NC.

    15 May 1992


    Photographer: Mike Powney
    Notes: 1992 photo at Zephyrhills, Florida

    By 27 April 1996

    To unknown owner with c/r N716NC.

    27 April 1996

    Crashed.
    There was one fatality. The accident occurred at the Raeford Airport (5W4) Raeford, NC, United States while standing. The flight returned from dropping parachutists and the pilot left the engines running as the next load of parachutists loaded. A passenger, who had ridden on the previous flight, was instructed by the pilot to exit through the rear door and that ground personnel would direct her. The passenger exited the aircraft and was directed by ground personnel to the rear of the aircraft...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1 April 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: With Skydivers at South Wales Airport, Florida
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