N181CS
181
DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 200
Aircraft Status:
Damaged beyond economical repair
Registration History:
5X-UVN ■ CF-GQK ■ C-FGQK ■ 5X-UWV ■ 5Y-BEK ■ N181CS
Airframe History Chronology
Reg'n
5X-UVN
5X-UVN
5X-UVN
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CF-GQK
■
■
CF-GQK
CF-GQK
■
■
■
CF-GQK
CF-GQK
■
5X-UWV
■
5Y-BEK
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N181CS
N181CS
N181CS
N181CS
N181CS
N181CS
Operator
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
East African Airways Corporation, Entebbe
Noted parked, for sale at Nairobi 24-Apr-1973, again 12-Jun-1973
Bannock Aerospace, Toronto, ON
C of R and Flight Permit issued 09-Jul-1973 for import to Canada
Flew via Cairo - Heraklion - Nice - London-Gatwick - Prestwick - Keflavík 01/03-Sep-1973
320 Syndicate, Toronto, ON
Survair, Ottawa, ON
Damaged in forced landing on Belcher Islands, NU following power loss after take-off 18-Jun-1974; repairable
Ferry permit issued 26-Jul-1974 for flight to Montreal, QC for repairs by Innotech Aviation
C of A issued 27-Nov-1974 on completion of repairs
Survair, Ottawa, ON [33 Leasing Ltd., Toronto, ON]
33 Leasing Ltd., Toronto, ON
Flew via Shannon - London-Stansted - Brindisi 20-Oct-1977 & arrived Entebbe 23-Oct-1977
Uganda Airlines, Entebbe
Offered for sale by Mar-1980 with a TTAF of 9,950 hrs
Airkenya Aviation, Nairobi
Noted hangared at Nairobi-Wilson, Kenya Aug-1985 being made operational
Withdrawn from use at Nairobi Wilson by May-2002, noted there still 17-Mar-2003 without wings
F & M Aviation, Wilmington, DE
Fayard Enterprises, Franklinton, NC
Avtran LLC, Clayton, MO
Fayard Enterprises, Franklinton, NC
Rampart Aviation, Franklinton, NC [Bank of Utah Trustee, Salt Lake City, UT]
Rampart Aviation, Colorado Springs, CO [ FHC Group LLC, Colorado Springs, CO]
Dates
04-Nov-1968
06-Dec-1968
21-Dec-1968
15-Aug-1973
13-Dec-1973
30-Jan-1974
28-Feb-1977
1977
24-Oct-1977
Aug-1985
03-Nov-2004
29-Nov-2005
22-Dec-2005
19-Dec-2007
11-Jan-2011
02-Jul-2014
Activity
Roll Out
F/Flight
Delivered
Sold
Sold
Leased
Reg'd
Returned
Sold
Sold
Sold
Transfer
Reg'd
Reg'd
Reg'd
Reg'd
06-Sep-2015 Touched down off the runway and collided with trees whilst attempting a go around at Franklinton, NC.
Additional Historical Information
Wreckage subsequently transported to Atlanta Air Exchange in Griffin, GA

DHC Photo © Downsview, ON Dec-1968

Sheldon D. Benner Photo © Toronto, ON Sep-1973

Brian Dunn Photo © Toronto, ON 05-Apr-1974

Photographer Unknown © Nairobi 20-Feb-1981

Photographer Unknown © Nairobi-Wilson 05-Dec-1986
Stefano Pagiola Photo © Sep-1990

Andy Mitchell Photo © Arrecife 06-Dec-2009
Bill Shull Photo © Brandywine, PA 23-Feb-2014

Arqalo A. Christensen Photo

FAA Photo © North Raleigh, NC Sep-2015

FAA Photo © North Raleigh, NC Sep-2015

David Osborn/Aeroprints Photo © Griffin, GA