Finding visuals...
  • The Locator
  • Airframes Database

    Social media...
    Follow AV on facebook
    Follow AV on Twitter @aerial_visuals
    Follow the AV YouTube Channel

    Site navigation...
  • Home
  • Desktop Calendar
  • The Racers
  • FAQs
  • About Aerial Visuals
  • Comment on this Dossier
    • Search For Airframes Now
    Search - Index - Gallery - Reports - Lists - AV Needs You!

    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-3/U-1/CSR-123 Otter
    Latest Model:DHC-3 Otter
    Last Military Serial:3677 RCAF
    Construction Number:035
    Last Civil Registration:ZK-VAS
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada DHC-3 sn 3677 R...
    Latest Owner or Location:Volcanic Air, Lakefront Drive, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, North Island

    EDIT THE HISTORY HERE    		 If you can add to the history or would like to submit a correction please use the editor to do so.

    UPLOAD A PHOTO    		 If you have a photo of this airframe to share then use the photo upload tool.
    The Airframes Database depends on user contributions to stay current.
    If you have any news about this airframe or photos which you would like to share please do so
    by using the links above.
    The more you and others share the better the database becomes!

    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a DHC-3.

    31 March 1954

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 3677.

    Transferred to No. 418 Air Reserve Squadron, CFB Namao, AB.

    From 1968 to 30 March 1977

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Canadian Armed Forces.

    To Government of Ontario with new c/r C-GOFA.

    16 May 2001

    To Hilltop Aviation Llc, Jay, ME with new c/r N511BW.

    24 June 2002

    Civil registration, N511BW, cancelled.
    Exported to Canada.

    27 June 2002

    To Air Caribou Ltd with new c/r C-FXGA.

    22 August 2002

    To Air Saguenay (1980) Inc keeping c/r C-FXGA.

    5 September 2003

    To Nordplus 1998 Ltee keeping c/r C-FXGA.

    16 November 2004

    To PB and DV Holdings Limited, Rotorua with new c/r ZK-VAS.

    16 November 2004

    Operated by Volcanic Air Safaris Limited, Rotorua.

    Based at Volcanic Air, Lakefront Drive, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, North Island.
    View the Location Dossier

    9 March 2016


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Located on Lake Rotorua - awaiting the next batch of tourists wanting scenic flights
    This dossier is waiting for review by an editor.This airframe dossier is based on
    unreviewed imported data.
    If you can verify the documented history or add to it with additional text and/or photos please feel free to do so by using the upload tool and the history editor.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers by Brian Walker
    Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
    Tell Others About this Airframe Dossier
    Forum Link: [URL=https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=12510][IMG]/home/users/web/b1393/nf.aerialvisuals/public_html/AV/Support/Logo_20x20.jpg[/IMG]Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter, s/n 3677 RCAF, c/n 035, c/r ZK-VAS[/URL]
    Direct Link: https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=12510
    Copyright 1993-2025 AerialVisuals.ca
    The Aerial Visuals pages are best viewed with a screen at least 800 pixels wide.
    In case you are wondering Aerial Visuals is a huge fan Google Chrome. If you do not have Chrome installed why not?
    Aerial Visuals requires cookies and Javascript to function correctly. Please ensure these features are enabled in your browser.
    Aerial Visuals is powered by Netfirms.