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The Twin Otter has been popular not only with bush operators as a replacement for the single-engine de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter but also with other civil and military customers, with over 890 aircraft built. Many commuter airlines in the United States got their start by flying the Twin Otter in scheduled passenger operations.
The de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter is a single-engined, high-wing, propeller-driven, short take-off and landing aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada. It was conceived to be capable of performing the same roles as the earlier and highly successful Beaver , including as a bush plane , but is overall a larger aircraft.
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The Series 300, introduced in 1969, had more powerful engines, allowing a 450-kg (1,000-lb) increase in takeoff weight and a 20-seat interior. All models can be fitted with skis or floats. DHC production ceased in late 1988, but in 2010, Viking Air restarted Twin Otter production with the introduction of the Series 400. [13]
The aircraft involved, manufactured in 1973, was a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 registered as N707PV with serial number 400. It was first delivered to Sun Valley Key Airlines on December 18,1973. It was sold to Aloha IslandAir on March 10, 1988, and started service during November of the same year.
The commercial pilot later replied that low clouds prevented a view of the water. At 1:47 p.m., the crew of the Twin Otter were asked to turn on emergency beacons aboard their plane. "Ok, we'll ...
The aircraft, registration F-OIQI, serial number 608, was a de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27.As of 8 August 2007, the airframe had flown 55,044 cycles in approximately 30,834 hours.
De Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter Beechcraft Super King Air B200. Norlandair's fleet consists of three de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters [3] [4] [5] aircraft, including one it purchased from Air Greenland in 2011. Additionally it operates three Beechcraft B200 King Air, [6] [7] and one GippsAero GA8 Airvan.