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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-3/U-1/CSR-123 Otter
    Latest Model:U-1A Otter
    Last Military Serial:302 UN
    Construction Number:159
    Last Civil Registration:N959PA
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada U-1A sn 302 UN...
    Latest Owner or Location:Pantechnicon Aviation Ltd, Minden, NV

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    Dates

    Event

    1956

    Constructed as an U-1A.

    28 September 1956

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 55-3302.

    July 1960

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United Nations with s/n 20.
    Emergency aircraft to rescue US citizens, mostly missionaries, who were caught up in the fighting in the Congo.

    August 1960

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United Nations with s/n 402.

    24 August 1960

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United Nations with s/n 302 and operated with these markings: Polar.

    October 1965

    To Philip Mann, Miami, FL with new c/r N12655.

    October 1965

    To Ben Ginter Construction Company, Prince George, BC with new c/r CF-UJM.

    26 April 1977

    To West Coast Air Services Ltd, Vancouver, BC with new c/r C-FUJM.

    December 1980

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

    6 September 1989

    To Pacific Coastal Airlines Ltd, Richmond, BC keeping c/r C-FUJM.

    25 November 1997

    To Pantechnicon Aviation Ltd, Minden, NV with new c/r N959PA.

    5 January 1998

    Certificate of airworthiness for N959PA (DHC-3, 159) issued.

    From 1 January 2006 to April 2016

    Leased to Pro Mech Air, Ketchikan, AK.

    Based at Ketchikan Lake Airport, Ketchikan, AK.
    View the Location Dossier

    2 July 2013


    Photographer: John W. Olafson
    Notes: At Ketchikan, Alaska

    By 1 April 2016

    To Venture Travel, Llc (Trading as Taquan Air) keeping c/r N959PA.

    4 June 2018

    To Pantechnicon Aviation Ltd, Minden, NV keeping c/r N959PA.

    13 May 2019

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was a loss. There was one fatality. The domestic non scheduled passenger flight departed Rudyerd Bay, AK, United States of America and was destined for Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base, AK (WFB), United States of America. The accident occurred at 15 km (9. 4 mls) NE of Ketchikan, AK (United States of America) while en route.
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    10 July 2021

    Civil registration, N959PA, cancelled.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Aviation Safety Network
    DHC-2.com by Neil Aird
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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