AP-AWK - All Pakistan Aircraft Registration Marks

Registration:

AP-AWK

Certificate of Registration Number:

433

Registration Date:

January 1971

Operator/Owner:

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)

Aircraft Type:

de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300

Construction Number:

299

Line Number:

Year Built:

1971

SelCal Code:

First Flight:

Test Flight Registration:

Delivery Date:

February 17, 1971

Aircraft Name:

Previous Registration:

Previous Operator:

Fate:

Sold October 1972

Next Registration:

F-BTOS

Next Operator:

Air Alpes

Additional Remarks:

Construction number 299. Registered in Pakistan as AP-AWK for PIA. Aircraft rolled out of the assembly line, January 20, 1971. First flight in January 1971. Delivery to PIA, February 17, 1971. Registration AP-AWK removed from Pakistan Aircraft Register on June 9, 1972. Sold to Air Alpes, October 1972. Registered in France as F-BTOS, Air Alpes, November 2, 1972. Leased out to Publi-Air, Belgium, October 27, 1975. Returned to Air Alpes, November 9, 1975. Sold to Syd Aero. Registered in Sweden as SE-GRI, Syd Aero, April 24, 1976. Registered in Norway as LN-FAL, Coast Air, April 21, 1987. Operated by Coast Air and named "Valdresflya". Sold to Northern Thunderbird Air (NT Air). Registered in Canada as C-GNTH, Northern Thunderbird Air (NT Air), July 29, 1994. Sold to Professional Aircraft Marketing. Registered in United States of America (USA) as N321EA, July 2, 1998. Operated by Era Aviation. Aircraft sold to Ashe Aircraft Enterprises. Registration N321EA cancelled on August 21, 2007. Aircraft exported to Canada. Registered in Canada as C-FPNZ, August 28, 2007. Ashe Aircraft Enterprises, operated by Rocky Mountain Aircraft. Registered in Indonesia as PK-BRS and leased out to PT Aviastar Mandiri (AVIASTAR), March 24, 2008.

Photo:

de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300

de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (Abbas Ali Collection)

de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (registration AP-AWK)