Entries preceded by date are extracted from Department of Transport records held at Archive Canada.
29-Apr-1952 Allotment of registrations CF-EYL to CF-EYZ to de Havilland Aircraft Company of Canada Ltd.
15-Apr-1953 Application for Certificate of Registration by Air Services Ltd, Ottawa. Apparently not taken up.
17-Apr-1953 Test flown for Aircraft Inspection Release by unknown pilot. (Illegible signature).
22-Apr-1953 de Havilland Aircraft Company of Canada advise Department of Transport DHC-2 c/n 487 CF-EYT will be owned by Laurentian Air Services Ltd.
23-Apr-1953 Entered on the Register of Canada (paper certificate issued 26-May-1953).
• CF-EYT Laurentian Air Services Ltd., Ottawa, ON. Delivered 24-Apr-1953
Out of paint shop 18-Apr-1953. Birch grey and Navy Ble trim..
26-May-1953 Certificate of Registration #11874 issued to Laurentian Air Services Ltd., Ottawa, ON.
26-May-1953 Certificate of Airworthiness #3958 issued.
12-Feb-1963 Flight Permit #201 issued for tests of FluiDyne Flilite 6000 skis, to be marked CF-EYT-X.
• CF-EYT-X Laurentian Air Services Ltd., Ottawa, ON.,12-Feb-1963.
28-Mar-1963 Bill of Sale; Laurentian Air Services to Anaconda American Brass Ltd., Toronto, ON.
28-Mar-1963 Application for Certificate of Registration by Anaconda American Brass Ltd., Toronto, ON.
(Unknown date, Certificate of Registration for Anaconda seems to be missing).
• CF-EYT Anaconda American Brass Ltd., Toronto, ON. Mar-1963.
Note: On the Department of Transport file in 1965 it is noted that the aircraft was maintained and occasionally used by Laurentian while owned by Anaconda, but then …….(illegible).
18-Jun-1971 Bill of Sale; Anaconda American Brass to Laurentian Air Services Ltd.
18-Jun-1971 Application for Certificate of Registration by Laurentian Air Services.
20-Jun-1971 Certificate of Registration issued to Laurentian Air Services Ltd, Ottawa.
• CF-EYT Laurentian Air Services, Ottawa. ON. Regd 20-Jun-1971.
Note: There are a couple of good photographs of CF-EYT with Laurentian and with Anaconda in “FOR THE LOVE OF FLYING, THE STORY OF LAURENTIAN AIR SERVICES” (Metcalfe-Chenail). Shown above - in case you don't have this excellent book!
14-Jun-1973 Sales Contract; Laurentian Air Services to Kipawa Air Service Inc/Gilbert Vaillancourt, Kipawa, QC. $67,750 with floats.
02-Aug-1973 Application for Certificate of Registration by Kipawa Air Service Inc.
27-Sep-1973 Certificate of Registration issued Kipawa Air Service Inc., Kipawa, QC.
• CF-EYT Kipawa Air Service Inc., (Air Kipawa) Kipawa, QC. Regd 27-Sep-1973.
Accident: 110 nm, magnetic track 085 from Poste de la Baleine, QC. 56°09’50”, 74°50’24”W. 16-Sep-1981 The pilot and a forestry engineer were on a forest fire survey flight en route Lac a l’Eau Claire to Poste-de-la-Balein. The aircraft struck trees along rising terrain located between two relatively high-cliffed hills. On-scene investigation revealed that the aircraft initially contacted a tree with the right float and the ground with the left wing tip, indicating a steep bank to the left. The aircraft then struck the surface, cartwheeled for about 150 feet, and burst into flames. A detailed examination of the wreckage was not possible due to the severity of the damage. However a piece of a propeller blade was examined and it was determined that the engine was turning at high rpm at the time of impact. (LP391/82) The ELT failed to function because of a depleted battery pack which was two years past its expiry date. Pilot Donald Macief and passenger killed. The aircraft was damaged by fire.
• CF-EYT Canx 21-Dec-1982 & deleted from register 21-Jun-1989.
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