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De Havilland DHC-6-400
N153QS
Year of Manufacture:
Engine Installation:
Registration History:
2012
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34
C-FVAM ► N153QS
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Operator [Owner]
Viking Air Ltd., Sidney, BC
Flew Calgary-Int'l, AB - Spokane-Int'l, WA 10-Nov-2012 for painting by IAC
Flew Spokane-Int'l, WA - Victoria-Int'l, BC 25-Nov-2012 after painting
Flew Victoria-Reno-Murrieta 18-Apr-2012 for outfitting; Canadian reg'n cancelled 03-May-2013
Viking Air Ltd., Sidney, BC [Bank of Utah Trustee for foreign owner]
Flew Murrieta-Tahoe 03-Jul-2014 for customer acceptance, then on to Seattle and Victoria
Noted at Victoria 21-Jul-2013 on amphibs, and then again on wheels in preparation for delivery
Seafly LLC, Palo Alto, CA [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Trustee]
Aircraft was delivered to the South Pacific 06/09-Sep-2013 where it was based until 2022
Dates
12-Oct-2012
06-May-2013
29-Jul-2013
Crashed into Pacific Ocean approximately 50km west of Half Moon Bay, CA 20-May-2023
C-FVAM DHC-6-400 Viking Air Ltd. Calgary-Int'l, AB 04-Nov-2012 Dave Subelack Photo ©
C-FVAM DHC-6-400 Viking Air Ltd. Victoria, BC 25-Nov-2012 Tim Martin Photo ©
N153QS DHC-6-400 Viking Air Ltd. Victoria, BC 04-Jul-2013 Tim Martin Photo ©
N153QS DHC-6-400 Viking Air Ltd. Victoria, BC 21-Jul-2013 Tim Martin Photo ©
N153QS DHC-6-400 Seafly LLC Port Vila 20-May-2014 R. Stretton Photo ©
N153QS DHC-6-400 Seafly LLC Brisbane, QLD 19-Dec-2015 Lloyd Fox Photo ©
N153QS DHC-6-400 Seafly LLC Papeete 09-Mar-2022 Tahitian Airport Views Photo ©