Aircraft Photo of HK-189 | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk1 | TARI - Transportes Aéreos Del Ariari | AirHistory.net #482307
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:HK-189
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver (L-20/U-6)
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk1
C/n (msn):815
Operator Titles:TARI - Transportes Aéreos Del Ariari
Location
City / Airport:Villavicencio - VanguardiaMap
Country:Colombia
Airport Codes:ICAO: SKVV   IATA: VVC   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:12 November 1992
Photo by:Tim Spearman
Photo ID: 482307
Photo Comment

Delivered new to the Colombian Government as HK-189-X in 1955 and flown by several operators as HK-189 between 1959 and 1997 by which time the fuselage was stored at Villavicencio as HK-189-P. Registered in Canada as C-GGBF in December 2002 to Sealand Aviation and rebuilt as a testbed for the Trace Orenda powerplant. Re-registered in 2012 as N600AX to Trace Engines of Midland Texas and first flown there with the new powerplant in May 2012.

This photo is copyright © Tim Spearman, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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