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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-6/UV-18/CC-138 Twin Otter
    Latest Model:DHC-6 Twin Otter
    Construction Number:264
    Last Civil Registration:N72GC
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada DHC-6 cn 264 cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:Monarch Enterprises Inc, Kirkland, WA

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    Dates

    Event

    1969

    Constructed as a DHC-6.

    1969

    To Los Angeles Airways with new c/r N13264.

    1971

    To Intermountain Aviation with new c/r N264Z.

    1975

    To Evergreen Helicopters keeping c/r N264Z.

    1976

    To Air New England keeping c/r N264Z.

    1983

    To Holiday Airlines keeping c/r N264Z.

    9 March 1989

    Certificate of airworthiness for N72GC (DHC-6-300, 264) issued.

    27 June 1989

    To Scenic Airlines Inc, Grand Canyon, AR with new c/r N72GC.

    19 February 1997

    To Grand Canyon Airlines Inc, Grand Canyon, AZ keeping c/r N72GC.

    By 25 May 1999

    To ERA Aviation Inc keeping c/r N72GC.

    25 May 1999

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Anchorage International Airport (PANC) Anchorage, AK, United States while on appoach. The damage was substantial. A twin engine turboprop airplane had been cleared for landing and was on the downwind portion of a scheduled flight during night visual meteorological conditions. The airplane was about 1800 feet MSL, about 2 miles southwest of the destination airport that is located in a coastal area...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    January 2005


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: Grand Canyon Airlines at Grand Canyon Airport (GCN) in January 2005

    26 October 2005

    To Monarch Enterprises Inc, Kirkland, WA/Grand Canyon Airlines keeping c/r N72GC.

    1 January 2009

    Certificate of airworthiness for N72GC (DHC-6-300, 264) issued.

    Circa 1 January 2009

    To Grand Canyon Airlines Inc, Grand Canyon, AZ keeping c/r N72GC.

    6 August 2012

    To Monarch Enterprises Inc, Kirkland, WA keeping c/r N72GC.

    26 November 2014

    To unknown owner with c/r N72GC.
    Sale reported to a new owner in XXXXX, OK.

    1 December 2014

    Civil registration, N72GC, cancelled.
    Exported to Costa Rica.

    1 December 2014

    To unknown owner with c/r N72GC.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Oklahoma.

    22 May 2015

    To Monarch Enterprises Inc, Kirkland, WA keeping c/r N72GC.

    28 May 2015

    Certificate of airworthiness for N72GC (DHC-6-300, 264) issued.

    6 March 2020

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was damaged but was repairable. There were 50,964 hours on the airframe at the time. It was a local training flight from Boulder City Municipal Airport, NV (BLD/KBVU), United States of America. The accident occurred at Boulder City Municipal Airport, NV (BLD) (United States of America) while landing.
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    5 March 2024

    Civil registration, N72GC, cancelled.
    Exported to Bahamas.
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