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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-6/UV-18/CC-138 Twin Otter
    Latest Model:DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
    Last Military Serial:FAE449 FAE
    Construction Number:834
    Last Civil Registration:J8-GAW
    Latest Owner or Location:SVG Air, Saint Vincent

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    Dates

    Event

    1986

    Constructed as a DHC-6-300.

    26 December 1986

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana with s/n FAE449.


    Photographer: The Latin American Aviation Historical Society

    20 January 2011

    Destroyed in a crash.
    Summary: The damage to the airframe was substantial. There were six fatalities. The military flight departed Pastaza-Shell Mera Airport (PTZ/SESM), Ecuador and was destined for Tena Airport (SETE), Ecuador. The accident occurred at El Capricho area (Ecuador) while en route. The airframe was repaired. Narrative: A de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 plane, serial FAE449, was damaged beyond repair in an accident at El Capricho area, Ecuador. The airplane was serving isolated communities of the Amazon, as part of a special economic air program of the ECORAE - Instituto para el Ecodesarrollo Regional Amazonico...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    20 August 2012

    To Aviation Management Sales with new c/r N463BA.
    Acquired the crash wreckage.

    From September 2013 to 2014

    Repaired.
    Repaired by National Aerotech Aviation Delaware Inc, Hampton, GA.

    11 June 2015

    Civil registration, N463BA, cancelled.
    Exported to St Vincent/Grenada.

    11 June 2015

    To SVG Air, Saint Vincent with new c/r J8-GAW.

    11 June 2015

    To SVG Air, Saint Vincent keeping c/r J8-GAW.


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    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

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    Aviation Safety Network
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Twin Otter Archive by Neil C. Aird

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    Terry Fletcher

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