HK-2889
606
DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
Aircraft Status:
Damaged beyond economical repair
Registration History:
N46RA ■ HK-2889X ■ HK-2889
Airframe History Chronology
Reg'n
N46RA
N46RA
N46RA
■
N46RA
HK-2889X
HK-2889X
HK-2889
Operator
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
Rio Airways, Killeen, TX
Damaged in forced landing immediately after take-off from Wichita Falls, TX 21-Sep-1980; repairable
Air Group Inc., Miami, FL
Aeroejecutivos, Medellin
Helicol-Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia S.A., Bogota [Air Group Inc., Miami, FL]
Helicol-Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia S.A., Bogota [Air Group Inc., Miami, FL]
Dates
?
03-Jan-1979
19-Jan-1979
04-Apr-1983
1983
Mar-1984
Activity
Roll Out
F/Flight
Delivered
Leased
Sub-lsd
Sold
Re-reg'd
04-Jul-1991 Collided with mountainside on VFR approach to El Yopal, Colombia. The aircraft was approximately 5km from the airfield and some 20 degrees off approach track. There were three fatalities.

Gary Vincent Photo © Houston, TX Sep-1981

Photographer Unknown © San Andres