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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-6/UV-18/CC-138 Twin Otter
    Latest Model:DHC-6-1 Twin Otter
    Construction Number:008
    Last Civil Registration:C-FCCE
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada DHC-6-1 cn 008...
    Latest Owner or Location:Transwest Air Limited Partnership, By Its General Partners, 101008427 Saskatchewan Ltd and 101004597 Saskatchewan Ltd, Prince Albert, SK

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    Dates

    Event

    1966

    Constructed as a DHC-6-1.
    Dehavilland DHC-6 SERIES 100 8

    8 September 1966

    To Floair with new c/r N12708.

    20 September 1966

    To Trans Australia Airlines with new c/r VH-TGS.

    27 September 1972

    To La Ronge Aviation Services with new c/r CF-CCE.

    November 1975

    To La Ronge Aviation Services with new c/r C-FCCE.

    30 August 1990


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: 1990 photo at Winnipeg - At msn 8, the second oldest surviving DeHav Twin Otter. Also remarkable is the fact that it has stayed with the same operator (La Ronge became part of Transwest) from 1972 to 2009. Sadly a t/o crash in early 2009 may mean the end.

    8 November 2001

    To Transwest Air Limited Partnership, By Its General Partner Transwest Management Ltd, Prince Albert, SK with new c/r C-FCCE.

    8 November 2001

    To Transwest Air Limited Partnership, By Its General Partners, 101008427 Saskatchewan Ltd and 101004597 Saskatchewan Ltd, Prince Albert, SK keeping c/r C-FCCE.

    4 February 2009

    Crashed.
    Summary: The damage to the airframe was substantial. The domestic non scheduled passenger flight departed La Ronge Airport, SK (YVC/CYVC), Canada and was destined for Deschambeault Lake, SK, Canada. The accident occurred at La Ronge Airport, SK (YVC) (Canada) while taking off. Narrative: The Transwest Air spring ski-equipped de Havilland DHC-6-100 (registration C-FCCE) was taking off from a ski strip east of and parallel to runway 36 at La Ronge Airport, SK (YVC). After the nose ski cleared the snow, the left wing rose and the aircraft veered to the right and the captain, who was the pilot flying, continued the takeoff...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    11 September 2014

    Civil registration, C-FCCE, cancelled.
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