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De Havilland DHC-6-300
S9-BAL
Year of Manufacture:
Built as:
Engine Installation:
Registration History:
1979
DHC-6-300
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
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Operator [Owner]
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
TAP Air Portugal, Lisbon "Funchal"
Remained in Canada through 11-Mar-1980 when it was delivered via Montreal-Mirabel, QC
LAR Transregional, Lisbon [Ligações Aéreas Regionais] "Funchal"
Air São Tomé & Príncipe, São Tomé [Linhas Aéreas de São Tomé e Príncipe]
Left runway following hard landing at Principe in gusty wind conditions 10-May-1997
Wreckage noted São Tomé 15-Aug-1997, & Lisbon by Feb-1998 ; repaired & test flown Mar-1999
Air São Tomé & Príncipe, São Tomé [Linhas Aéreas de São Tomé e Príncipe]
Air São Tomé & Príncipe, São Tomé [Linhas Aéreas de São Tomé e Príncipe]
Change
Roll Out
F/Flight
Delivered
Transfer
Leased
Returned
Re-reg'd
Date
Oct-1979
31-Oct-1979
16-Nov-1979
Jan-1985
Oct-1993
Mar-1999
05-Sep-2000
23-May-2006 - While on crew training sortie the aircraft crashed into Baía Ana Chavez while on its third approach to São Tomé. There were four fatalities. The wreckage was recovered from the ocean, and was noted in the company hangar at São Tomé 28-Jun-2006.
CS-TFD DHC-6-300 TAP Air Portugal Location/Date/Photographer Unknown
CS-TFD DHC-6-300 TAP Air Portugal Funchal 20-Aug-1983 Dario Cocco Photo ©
S9-BAL DHC-6-300 Air São Tomé & Príncipe Principe 15-Oct-2004 Photographer Unknown ©