VH-TGT. de Havilland Canada DHC-6-100 Twin Otter. c/n 084.
This aircraft was ordered new by TAA Trans-Australia Airlines - ? Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as 'N1754' - ? Registered to de Havilland Canada Inc, Downsiew, Canada Rolled out at Downsview - January 11, 1968 First flown at Downsview as 'N1754' - February 09, 1968 Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 engines Sold to TAA Trans-Australia Airlines - ? Accepted by Trans-Australia Airlines at Downsview - February 24, 1968 Handed over to Air Capital International for the delivery flight to Australia - February 24, 1968 Arrived Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - March 28, 1968 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - March 28, 1968 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TGT - April 05, 1968 Registered to Trans-Australia Airlines, Melbourne It was badly damaged when it landed short of the runway at Brampton Island, Queensland - November 01, 1968 Ferried Brampton Island - Sydney (Bankstown) for repairs and upgrading to a DHC-6-200 series Returned to service - March 24, 1969 Sold to Talair, Goroka, Papua New Guinea - May 09, 1975 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 29, 1975 Entered onto the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-TGT - July 29, 1975 Registered to Talair, Goroka, PNG The aircraft was written off when it crashed prior to landing at Garaina - February 28, 1978 It was operating the Lae - Garaina service The single crew member was killed on impact The aircraft was deemed to be uneconomicalk to repair and was written off Cancelled from the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register - ? |