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    Airframe Family: Pilatus PC-6 Porter / U-23 / OV-12 / V-20 / PC-8
    Latest Model:PC-6/350 Porter
    Construction Number:540
    Last Civil Registration:N283SW
    Compressed ID:Pilatus PC-6/350 cn 540 cr N283SW
    Latest Owner or Location:Sturm Philipp

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    Dates

    Event

    1962

    Constructed as a PC-6/350.

    From 9 April 1962 to 26 March 1965

    To Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG with new c/r HB-FAL.
    Demonstrator aircraft.

    26 September 1967

    To Northern Light Gospel Missions with new c/r N17077.

    19 May 1970

    To Northern Light Gospel Missions with new c/r C-FBGL.

    29 June 1986


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: At Red Lake, ON. - The extremely rare piston engine Pilatus Porter was one of the earliest STOL a/c. This one is doubly unusual in being operated on floats

    17 July 1990

    To Mackenzie Mountain Outfitters keeping c/r C-FBGL.

    22 September 1993

    To Coyote Air Service Ltd keeping c/r C-FBGL.

    6 March 2002

    To Kennicott Wilderness Air with new c/r N283SW.

    15 April 2009

    To MC Carthy Air keeping c/r N283SW.

    1 July 2015

    To Flyporter keeping c/r N283SW.

    14 September 2017

    To Sturm Philipp keeping c/r N283SW.

    26 October 2021


    Photographer: Mario Richard
    Notes: after a major overhaul redy to fly at Langenthal-Bleienbach LSPL

    22 November 2021


    Photographer: Mario Richard
    Notes: engine test

    21 January 2022


    Photographer: Mario Richard
    Notes: Langenthal-Bleienbach LSPL

    8 May 2022


    Photographer: Mario Richard
    Notes: Lausanne LSGL

    4 September 2022


    Photographer: Mario Richard
    Notes: Langenthal-Bleienbach LSPL

    2 March 2023


    Photographer: Mario Richard
    Notes: Grenchen


    Photographer: 2023-07-08
    Notes: Stanserhorn
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