Wednesday, November 18, 2009
It's Time To Play..... Otterflogger's "Name That Cockpit"!
OK, "Ladies and Gentlemen", time for "installment #115" in our "cockpit series", which will be a continuing "brain-strainer".
This is the "cockpit" of "the" ......................
This is the "cockpit" of "the" ......................
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Steve's Video Of The Day: "Oh... Chute"!
Monday, November 16, 2009
Steve's "Otter Of The Week"! .....by Karl E. Hayes
Talk about an aircraft with "extreme" history! Greenland and Panama, then to Arizona, then two "tours of duty" in Vietnam! Arriving back in good old North America, she dropped animal feed in the foothills of "The Rocks", went "North....to Alaska"...., and finally made it to Saskatchewan, where she still "works" today!
All information is from Karl Hayes' "masterful" CD entitled:
De Havilland Canada
DHC-3 OTTER
A HISTORY
CONTACT KARL, CD PRICING and ORDERING INFO - De Havilland DHC-3 OTTER - A HISTORY by Karl E. Hayes
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Otter 316
Otter 316 was delivered to the United States Army on 6th March 1959 with serial 58-1704 (tail number 81704). It was one of two Otters delivered that day, the other being 81703 (305). Both were painted in an overall orange colour scheme and were delivered from Downsview to Fort Eustis, Virginia where they joined the Transportation Research & Environmental Operations Group (TREOG), an Army unit whose task was to test Army equipment under extreme climate and environmental conditions. The two Otters were used in Greenland and in Panama. 81704's Army career was the same as 81703's, as already described, until April 1964 when it was assigned to Fort Huachuca, Arizona as a test support aircraft.
In February 1966 81704 arrived with the 54th Aviation Company in Vietnam, where it served until May 1968. It was taken on charge that month by the 388th Transportation Company, Vung Tau and shipped back to the United States, for depot level overhaul at the Sharpe Army Depot, Stockton, California where it arrived in September '68. After overhaul, in January 1970 it arrived back with the 54th Aviation Company in Vietnam. It is mentioned in the Company's history for January 1970 - “Traded in 53298 for 81704, an aircraft just back from overhaul in the States”. 81704 continued to fly for the 54th Aviation Company until August 1970, when it was taken on charge by the 56th Transportation Company and prepared for return home. It arrived back at the Sharpe Army Depot, Stockton, California in October 1970 and was put into storage there. It remained in store until February 1973 when it was deleted from the Army inventory and put up for disposal as military surplus.
81704 was one of four Otters in storage at Stockton purchased on 8th January 1974 by Laurentian Air Services Ltd of Ottawa, the four being 76108 (226), 81700 (314), 81704 (316) and 92210 (348), the purchase price for 81704 being $6,800. Of the four, Laurentian Air Services flew two of them (226 and 348) to their base at Ottawa, restored them to civilian configuration and put them into service. The other two (314 and 316) were not in flyable condition (as reflected by the purchase price of $6,800 for 316) and they were immediately sold on to Ag Air Company of Latah, Washington who collected the two Otters at Stockton and brought them by truck to their base at Latah.
Otter 314 was rebuilt by Ag Air Company, but 316 was sold on “as is” to a Mr Wayne H. Baer by Bill of Sale dated 10th February 1974 for $13,650, so at least Ag Air realised a quick profit. Later that month, Mr Baer sold the aircraft to Bill Kornell, trading as Acme Air Taxi of Salmon, Idaho, in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Mr Kornell applied for a civil registration for the Otter on 21st February 1974 and was allocated N521BK (the 'BK' no doubt standing for Bill Kornell) by the FAA. He then set about rebuilding the aircraft, which took three months, and on 30th May '74 he applied for a Certificate of Airworthiness. The Otter at that stage of its career had 3,500 hours total time.
On 31st May '74 the FAA issued a C. of A. but as an “Experimental Aircraft with Operating Limitations”. This it appears was because the Otter was to be used for dropping feed to animals, with the fuselage cargo doors removed. Limitations specified by the C. of A. precluded operations over congested areas, except take-offs from the Boise Municipal Airport and Nampa Airport, both in Idaho. After a year and a half of operating the Otter, Mr Kornell sold it by Bill of Sale dated 10th August 1975 to West Aircraft Sales of Municipal Airport, Salinas, California who sold it on the same day to Henry L. Liners of Fairbanks, Alaska. N521BK was registered to Mr Liners but was operated by Frontier Flying Service Inc, based at Fairbanks. At the time, the company also operated Otter N90575 (302), which crashed shortly thereafter.
Frontier Flying Service continued to operate the Otter until an accident on 16th January 1977, when N521BK was taking off from New Minto, Alaska on a cargo flight to Fairbanks, with two on board. The engine lost power and the Otter made a forced landing off airport in rough terrain and was substantially damaged. It was trucked south to be repaired by Sorm Industries at Boeing Field, Seattle. It underwent major structural repairs to the fuselage, bulkhead and right wing. The repairs were completed by August 1977. The following month, the Otter was sold to Mike Ehredt, trading as Arctic Guide of Barrow, Alaska and he applied for registration on 15th September 1977. Arctic Guide's fleet included a Twin Otter, Beech C-45, Dornier Do-28, two Turbo Porters and several Cessnas. The Otter flew for Arctic Guide out of Barrow until sold to Gittins Construction Inc of Anchorage, by Bill of Sale dated 27th December 1983. This company installed a Sorm Industries bulk fuel carrying tank, and it was used to haul fuel to construction sites around Alaska. It continued in use by Gittins Construction until sold to Yute Air Alaska of Dillingham, Alaska by Bill of Sale dated 18th December 1985.
Yute Air Alaska removed the bulk fuel tank and converted the Otter back to a passenger aircraft, and used it as part of their commuter fleet. They had previously flown Otter N433GR (291). The Otter continued to fly for Yute Air Alaska out of Dillingham until sold to Athabaska Airways Ltd of La Ronge, Saskatchewan in April 1994, to whom it was registered C-FSGD. The Otter flew as a piston until it was converted to a Vazar turbine Otter in 1997 and joined Athabaska Airways other turbine Otter C-FHPE (273) in service out of their La Ronge base. When Athabaska Airways merged with La Ronge Aviation Services to form Transwest Air, with effect from 1st September 2000, both Otters joined the Transwest Air fleet, although they remained based at La Ronge.
An incident involving C-FSGD was recorded on 26th April 2001. The turbo Otter on amphibious floats was en route from Fond du Lac to Stony Rapids when the fuel pressure dropped and the engine lost power. The pilot completed a forced landing on a river five miles west of Stony Rapids. The fuel gauge indicated 50 gallons of fuel on board. The aircraft was examined and departed again en route to Stony Rapids. On final approach at Stony Rapids, the engine lost power again. The pilot completed a landing at the airport and the Otter was towed off the runway. Examination revealed a problem with the fuel transmitter, which was dealt with, and SGD returned to service. It was registered to Transwest Air Ltd Partnership, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on 13th November 2001, but remained based at La Ronge.
*** LATEST UPDATE!***
Otter 316
January 1st, 2008. C-FSGD. Transwest Air, La Ronge, Saskatchewan. Vazar.
- by Karl E. Hayes
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316 N521BK at San Jose, California September 1984 (John Wegg)
316 C-FSGD of Transwest Air, La Ronge, Saskatchewan May 2002 (Anthony J. Hickey)
One "extreme machine"!!!
CONTACT KARL, CD PRICING and ORDERING INFO - De Havilland DHC-3 OTTER - A HISTORY by Karl E. Hayes
All information is from Karl Hayes' "masterful" CD entitled:
De Havilland Canada
DHC-3 OTTER
A HISTORY
CONTACT KARL, CD PRICING and ORDERING INFO - De Havilland DHC-3 OTTER - A HISTORY by Karl E. Hayes
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Otter 316
Otter 316 was delivered to the United States Army on 6th March 1959 with serial 58-1704 (tail number 81704). It was one of two Otters delivered that day, the other being 81703 (305). Both were painted in an overall orange colour scheme and were delivered from Downsview to Fort Eustis, Virginia where they joined the Transportation Research & Environmental Operations Group (TREOG), an Army unit whose task was to test Army equipment under extreme climate and environmental conditions. The two Otters were used in Greenland and in Panama. 81704's Army career was the same as 81703's, as already described, until April 1964 when it was assigned to Fort Huachuca, Arizona as a test support aircraft.
In February 1966 81704 arrived with the 54th Aviation Company in Vietnam, where it served until May 1968. It was taken on charge that month by the 388th Transportation Company, Vung Tau and shipped back to the United States, for depot level overhaul at the Sharpe Army Depot, Stockton, California where it arrived in September '68. After overhaul, in January 1970 it arrived back with the 54th Aviation Company in Vietnam. It is mentioned in the Company's history for January 1970 - “Traded in 53298 for 81704, an aircraft just back from overhaul in the States”. 81704 continued to fly for the 54th Aviation Company until August 1970, when it was taken on charge by the 56th Transportation Company and prepared for return home. It arrived back at the Sharpe Army Depot, Stockton, California in October 1970 and was put into storage there. It remained in store until February 1973 when it was deleted from the Army inventory and put up for disposal as military surplus.
81704 was one of four Otters in storage at Stockton purchased on 8th January 1974 by Laurentian Air Services Ltd of Ottawa, the four being 76108 (226), 81700 (314), 81704 (316) and 92210 (348), the purchase price for 81704 being $6,800. Of the four, Laurentian Air Services flew two of them (226 and 348) to their base at Ottawa, restored them to civilian configuration and put them into service. The other two (314 and 316) were not in flyable condition (as reflected by the purchase price of $6,800 for 316) and they were immediately sold on to Ag Air Company of Latah, Washington who collected the two Otters at Stockton and brought them by truck to their base at Latah.
Otter 314 was rebuilt by Ag Air Company, but 316 was sold on “as is” to a Mr Wayne H. Baer by Bill of Sale dated 10th February 1974 for $13,650, so at least Ag Air realised a quick profit. Later that month, Mr Baer sold the aircraft to Bill Kornell, trading as Acme Air Taxi of Salmon, Idaho, in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Mr Kornell applied for a civil registration for the Otter on 21st February 1974 and was allocated N521BK (the 'BK' no doubt standing for Bill Kornell) by the FAA. He then set about rebuilding the aircraft, which took three months, and on 30th May '74 he applied for a Certificate of Airworthiness. The Otter at that stage of its career had 3,500 hours total time.
On 31st May '74 the FAA issued a C. of A. but as an “Experimental Aircraft with Operating Limitations”. This it appears was because the Otter was to be used for dropping feed to animals, with the fuselage cargo doors removed. Limitations specified by the C. of A. precluded operations over congested areas, except take-offs from the Boise Municipal Airport and Nampa Airport, both in Idaho. After a year and a half of operating the Otter, Mr Kornell sold it by Bill of Sale dated 10th August 1975 to West Aircraft Sales of Municipal Airport, Salinas, California who sold it on the same day to Henry L. Liners of Fairbanks, Alaska. N521BK was registered to Mr Liners but was operated by Frontier Flying Service Inc, based at Fairbanks. At the time, the company also operated Otter N90575 (302), which crashed shortly thereafter.
Frontier Flying Service continued to operate the Otter until an accident on 16th January 1977, when N521BK was taking off from New Minto, Alaska on a cargo flight to Fairbanks, with two on board. The engine lost power and the Otter made a forced landing off airport in rough terrain and was substantially damaged. It was trucked south to be repaired by Sorm Industries at Boeing Field, Seattle. It underwent major structural repairs to the fuselage, bulkhead and right wing. The repairs were completed by August 1977. The following month, the Otter was sold to Mike Ehredt, trading as Arctic Guide of Barrow, Alaska and he applied for registration on 15th September 1977. Arctic Guide's fleet included a Twin Otter, Beech C-45, Dornier Do-28, two Turbo Porters and several Cessnas. The Otter flew for Arctic Guide out of Barrow until sold to Gittins Construction Inc of Anchorage, by Bill of Sale dated 27th December 1983. This company installed a Sorm Industries bulk fuel carrying tank, and it was used to haul fuel to construction sites around Alaska. It continued in use by Gittins Construction until sold to Yute Air Alaska of Dillingham, Alaska by Bill of Sale dated 18th December 1985.
Yute Air Alaska removed the bulk fuel tank and converted the Otter back to a passenger aircraft, and used it as part of their commuter fleet. They had previously flown Otter N433GR (291). The Otter continued to fly for Yute Air Alaska out of Dillingham until sold to Athabaska Airways Ltd of La Ronge, Saskatchewan in April 1994, to whom it was registered C-FSGD. The Otter flew as a piston until it was converted to a Vazar turbine Otter in 1997 and joined Athabaska Airways other turbine Otter C-FHPE (273) in service out of their La Ronge base. When Athabaska Airways merged with La Ronge Aviation Services to form Transwest Air, with effect from 1st September 2000, both Otters joined the Transwest Air fleet, although they remained based at La Ronge.
An incident involving C-FSGD was recorded on 26th April 2001. The turbo Otter on amphibious floats was en route from Fond du Lac to Stony Rapids when the fuel pressure dropped and the engine lost power. The pilot completed a forced landing on a river five miles west of Stony Rapids. The fuel gauge indicated 50 gallons of fuel on board. The aircraft was examined and departed again en route to Stony Rapids. On final approach at Stony Rapids, the engine lost power again. The pilot completed a landing at the airport and the Otter was towed off the runway. Examination revealed a problem with the fuel transmitter, which was dealt with, and SGD returned to service. It was registered to Transwest Air Ltd Partnership, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on 13th November 2001, but remained based at La Ronge.
*** LATEST UPDATE!***
Otter 316
January 1st, 2008. C-FSGD. Transwest Air, La Ronge, Saskatchewan. Vazar.
- by Karl E. Hayes
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316 N521BK at San Jose, California September 1984 (John Wegg)
316 C-FSGD of Transwest Air, La Ronge, Saskatchewan May 2002 (Anthony J. Hickey)
One "extreme machine"!!!
CONTACT KARL, CD PRICING and ORDERING INFO - De Havilland DHC-3 OTTER - A HISTORY by Karl E. Hayes
Friday, November 13, 2009
"We Are Very Lucky".............
By now, we are all well-aware of the amazing actions of one "Sully" that prevented major loss of life in January of this year. "No", not that "Sully"! Not the big blue monster protecting "Boo" in "Monsters Inc."! I mean Captain Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III, pilot of the ill-fated US Airways Flight 1549 that met a flight of "Branta Canadensis" after take-off, causing the aircraft to eventually "ditch" in the Hudson River. Exosphere3D has done an amazing "possible scenario" re-creation of the flight using animation, available information, and actual ATC audio. Spend some time and check out the details. Quite amazing...... "Good job, Sully"!!!
Captain Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III
"Thanks, Clive"!
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"We Are Very Lucky".............
Captain Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III
"Thanks, Clive"!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Steve's Video Of The Day: The "Altair".........
A "twin-jet", "flying boat", "waterbomber", with a "stick"! Igor? Nope, he is dead. Must be "Russkies", though! Yup! The Beriev Be-200 "Altair".......
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The "Altair".........Wednesday, November 11, 2009
The "Last Post"..........
Today I attended the "Remembrance Day" ceremony at Camp Morton, Manitoba. As the haunting sound of the bugler playing "Last Post" wafted along the beautiful shores of Lake Winnipeg, I got to thinking about the Veterans that have served us, and the Soldiers that are in "harm's way" today. As the terrible events lately overseas and at Fort Hood have shown us, the enemy is "closer" than we think, but our men and women will meet the challenge. Therefore, today, take time to remember our "Vets" and "Soldiers", as without their service, the possible alternative to our "Life and Liberty" would be unfathomable. It has also been awhile since my last "post", so I figured today would be a good day to start again......
My son Flight Sergeant Shane Taylor lowers the Canadian Flag after the Camp Morton ceremony.......
The names of 120 Soldiers from the local area on the Camp Morton cenotaph who made the "ultimate sacrifice" during the "Great War"........
Flight Sergeant Taylor and Sergeant Shawn Irvine detach the "Maple Leaf".....
.....and present it to Captain Colin Heathcote, CD2 (Retired).
My two "youngest" show their "respect"......
Flight Sergeant Shane, and Kiena "Munchie", Taylor. In closing, the following video is a "timeless gem" praising the "boys and the girls who went over", from Terry Kelly, followed by the "Last Post". Always......"Remember"!
My son Flight Sergeant Shane Taylor lowers the Canadian Flag after the Camp Morton ceremony.......
The names of 120 Soldiers from the local area on the Camp Morton cenotaph who made the "ultimate sacrifice" during the "Great War"........
Flight Sergeant Taylor and Sergeant Shawn Irvine detach the "Maple Leaf".....
.....and present it to Captain Colin Heathcote, CD2 (Retired).
My two "youngest" show their "respect"......
Flight Sergeant Shane, and Kiena "Munchie", Taylor. In closing, the following video is a "timeless gem" praising the "boys and the girls who went over", from Terry Kelly, followed by the "Last Post". Always......"Remember"!
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"A Pittance of Time" - Terry KellyLISTEN TO THE -
"Last Post"Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Steve's "Otter Of The Week"! .....by Karl E. Hayes
The Otter touched every continent on earth. Here is one that made her way back home from Africa, again, flying the Atlantic.
All information is from Karl Hayes' "masterful" CD entitled:
De Havilland Canada
DHC-3 OTTER
A HISTORY
CONTACT KARL, CD PRICING and ORDERING INFO - De Havilland DHC-3 OTTER - A HISTORY by Karl E. Hayes
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Otter 453
Otter 453 was delivered to the Tanzanian Air Force on 8th March 1966 with serial 9103. It was crated and shipped to Tanzania where it was re-assembled and entered service, based at Dar Es Salaam. The history of the Tanzanian Otters has been explained in relation to Otter 451. Of the eight Otters acquired, three were retained in Canada for training purposes, and the other five, including 9103, went to Tanzania where they continued in service until April 1972, when they were purchased by Bannock Aerospace Ltd of Toronto.
The five Otters were flown from Dar Es Salaam to Nairobi-Wilson airfield, Kenya in April 1972 and during May were prepared for the long ferry flight back to Canada. They were registered to Bannock Aerospace Ltd, 9102 (452) becoming CF-DIO; 9103 (453) CF-DIV; 9104 (454) CF-DIY; 9106 (459) CF-DJA and 9107 (460) CF-DIZ. Four of these Otters passed through Shannon in Ireland on the delivery flight home, the fifth passing through Prestwick in Scotland. CF-DIV (453) passed through Malta on 14th May '72 and routed Paris (Orly)-Shannon-Reykjavik on 17th May. It had arrived at Toronto's Malton Airport by 29th May '72.
The Otter was sold on to Bradley Air Services Ltd of Carp, Ontario on 14th June 1972 and after overhaul and repaint into Bradley colours, entered service as part of their Otter fleet. It was damaged in a crash at Coburg Island, Northwest Territories on 4th September '72, summarised as “selected unsuitable terrain; hard landing”. It was repaired, re-registered C-FDIV and operated by Bradley on behalf of Bell Canada Ltd, based at Kenora, Ontario. This was a long-term contract, for which the Otter was painted orange overall, with black cheat-line and Bell Canada's logo. It was used to fly Bell technicians to native reservations throughout north-western Ontario in connection with the installation of the phone network.
This was a summer only operation, at least towards the end of the contract, and the Otter was in storage at Reddit, Ontario over the winter of 1980/81. It suffered a minor incident at Reddit on 24th April '81. After touching down on the runway, the rear check cable broke, causing the tail wheel to collapse. The damage was repaired and in June '81 DIV was sold to Tobin Lake Air Services Ltd, Nipawin, Saskatchewan. The following year, on 1st July 1982, it crashed at Black Lake, Saskatchewan. While on final approach to land on the isolated lake, the engine stopped. Attempts by the pilot to restart the engine were unsuccessful and he landed the aircraft in dense bush near the shoreline. The engine was not recovered from the crash site and so the reason for the failure could not be determined.
That accident marked the end of DIV's flying career for a long time. The fuselage was retrieved from the crash site and by 1987 it had arrived at Salinas, California where it was used for engineering test work in connection with the Vazar turbo Otter project. By October 1991 it had arrived at the Aeroflite Industries facility at the Vancouver International Airport where it was in store for an eventual rebuild and was also used for training purposes in connection with the Vazar conversions undertaken at Aeroflite. The Otter was sold to Air Tindi Ltd of Yellowknife, operators of turbine Otter C-FXUY (142) but remained in store at the Aeroflite hangar in Vancouver awaiting rebuild. It was still there in 2004, twenty two years after its crash.
- by Karl E. Hayes
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C-FDIV of Bradley Air Services but painted in the colours of the Bell Telephone Company, at Reddit, Ontario December 1980 (Robert S.Grant)
"Hey", time to rebuild this Otter and get her back flying!
CONTACT KARL, CD PRICING and ORDERING INFO - De Havilland DHC-3 OTTER - A HISTORY by Karl E. Hayes
All information is from Karl Hayes' "masterful" CD entitled:
De Havilland Canada
DHC-3 OTTER
A HISTORY
CONTACT KARL, CD PRICING and ORDERING INFO - De Havilland DHC-3 OTTER - A HISTORY by Karl E. Hayes
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Otter 453
Otter 453 was delivered to the Tanzanian Air Force on 8th March 1966 with serial 9103. It was crated and shipped to Tanzania where it was re-assembled and entered service, based at Dar Es Salaam. The history of the Tanzanian Otters has been explained in relation to Otter 451. Of the eight Otters acquired, three were retained in Canada for training purposes, and the other five, including 9103, went to Tanzania where they continued in service until April 1972, when they were purchased by Bannock Aerospace Ltd of Toronto.
The five Otters were flown from Dar Es Salaam to Nairobi-Wilson airfield, Kenya in April 1972 and during May were prepared for the long ferry flight back to Canada. They were registered to Bannock Aerospace Ltd, 9102 (452) becoming CF-DIO; 9103 (453) CF-DIV; 9104 (454) CF-DIY; 9106 (459) CF-DJA and 9107 (460) CF-DIZ. Four of these Otters passed through Shannon in Ireland on the delivery flight home, the fifth passing through Prestwick in Scotland. CF-DIV (453) passed through Malta on 14th May '72 and routed Paris (Orly)-Shannon-Reykjavik on 17th May. It had arrived at Toronto's Malton Airport by 29th May '72.
The Otter was sold on to Bradley Air Services Ltd of Carp, Ontario on 14th June 1972 and after overhaul and repaint into Bradley colours, entered service as part of their Otter fleet. It was damaged in a crash at Coburg Island, Northwest Territories on 4th September '72, summarised as “selected unsuitable terrain; hard landing”. It was repaired, re-registered C-FDIV and operated by Bradley on behalf of Bell Canada Ltd, based at Kenora, Ontario. This was a long-term contract, for which the Otter was painted orange overall, with black cheat-line and Bell Canada's logo. It was used to fly Bell technicians to native reservations throughout north-western Ontario in connection with the installation of the phone network.
This was a summer only operation, at least towards the end of the contract, and the Otter was in storage at Reddit, Ontario over the winter of 1980/81. It suffered a minor incident at Reddit on 24th April '81. After touching down on the runway, the rear check cable broke, causing the tail wheel to collapse. The damage was repaired and in June '81 DIV was sold to Tobin Lake Air Services Ltd, Nipawin, Saskatchewan. The following year, on 1st July 1982, it crashed at Black Lake, Saskatchewan. While on final approach to land on the isolated lake, the engine stopped. Attempts by the pilot to restart the engine were unsuccessful and he landed the aircraft in dense bush near the shoreline. The engine was not recovered from the crash site and so the reason for the failure could not be determined.
That accident marked the end of DIV's flying career for a long time. The fuselage was retrieved from the crash site and by 1987 it had arrived at Salinas, California where it was used for engineering test work in connection with the Vazar turbo Otter project. By October 1991 it had arrived at the Aeroflite Industries facility at the Vancouver International Airport where it was in store for an eventual rebuild and was also used for training purposes in connection with the Vazar conversions undertaken at Aeroflite. The Otter was sold to Air Tindi Ltd of Yellowknife, operators of turbine Otter C-FXUY (142) but remained in store at the Aeroflite hangar in Vancouver awaiting rebuild. It was still there in 2004, twenty two years after its crash.
- by Karl E. Hayes
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C-FDIV of Bradley Air Services but painted in the colours of the Bell Telephone Company, at Reddit, Ontario December 1980 (Robert S.Grant)
"Hey", time to rebuild this Otter and get her back flying!
CONTACT KARL, CD PRICING and ORDERING INFO - De Havilland DHC-3 OTTER - A HISTORY by Karl E. Hayes
