Dates

Event

Constructed as a DHC-6.

29 May 1968

To Cable Commuter Airlines with new c/r N17134.

June 1968

To Golden West Airlines, Van Nuys, CA with new c/r N245GW.

September 1971

To Roberts Farms Inc, McFarland, CA keeping c/r N245GW.
Operated by Golden West.

6 October 1980

Photographer: Lewis Grant
Notes: N245GW DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 Robert Farms Inc.Executive transport, operated by Golden West Airlines, parked at Bakersfield/Kern County/Meadows Field.

22 April 1983

Golden West went bankrupt - aircraft stored.

6 September 1984

To Air Associates Inc, Plymouth, MA keeping c/r N245GW.

14 November 1984

Certificate of airworthiness for NR245GW (DHC-6-200, 129) issued.

1985

Leased to Saint. Lucie Skyways, FL.

1985

Returned from lease.

By December 1985

To Carson Helicopters keeping c/r N245GW.

From May 1995 to January 1996

To Carson Helicopters with new c/r PT-WEO.

January 1996

To Carson Helicopters with new c/r N245GW.

8 February 1996

To Air Associates Inc, Plymouth, MA keeping c/r N245GW.

9 March 1996

Crashed.
Summary: The airframe was a loss. There were three fatalities. It was a local survey/research flight from Bagua Airport (SPGU), Peru. The accident occurred at near Bagua (Peru) while en route. Narrative: The airplane departed from Bagua, Peru, about 06:17 MDT conducting an aerial geological survey near the disputed boarder with Ecuador, in the Cenepa River area over dense Amazon jungle. The airplane did not return to Bagua, and there are no known recorded radio communications with N245GW. Search and rescue operations have been uneventful, according to the Peruvian DGCA...
For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

9 March 1996

Crashed.
There were three fatalities. The accident occurred at BAGUA, Peru. The airframe was destroyed.
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

9 April 2008

Civil registration, NR245GW, cancelled.

1 January 2014

Certificate of airworthiness for NR245GW (DHC-6-200, 129) issued.