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c/n 571

CF-HGS

Left paint shop 02-Nov1953.Yellow with black stripe around cowl and fin and rudder.

Certificate of Airworthiness #4238 issued 20-Nov-1953.

• CF-HGS McIntyre Porcupine Mining Ltd., Schumacher, ON. Certificate of Registration #12541 issued 29-Nov-1953. Delivered 26-Nov-1953.

Note: McIntyre Porcupine Mining Ltd., had numerous mining sites across Northern Ontario, Québec and British Columbia.

1953.09.21 T Aircraft Inspection Release Cert; test flown 20.11.53.

1953.11.20 T CofR 12541 (P), McIntyre Porcupine Mines Limited, Schumacher (South Porcupine), ON; dated 7.12.53.

1953.11.20 T CofA 4238 issued, valid till 20.11.54.

T Inspected. CofA renewed, valid till 31.12.55.

T Inspected. CofA renewed, valid till 31.12.56.

1957.01.05 T Inspected. CofA renewed, valid till 5.1.58. TT=670:00.

1957.03.14 T Accident.

Accident: Un-named location. Lat 49°14’N Lon 84°41’W. 14-Mar-1957. Collision with tree stub while taxiing. Pilot Gordon R. Mitchell. Substantial damage to port wing leading edge, port flap, landing light cover and torn fabric port wing. No injuries reported..

1957.12.11 T Inspected. CofA renewed, valid till 11.12.58. TT=903:15.

1958.12.12 T Inspected. CofA renewed, valid till 12.12.59. TT=1,205:55.

1959.04.21 T CofR 20302 (C), Gold Belt Air Service Ltd., Rouyn, QC.

1959.11.19 T Inspected. CofA renewed, valid till 12.12.60. TT=1,742:35.

1959.12.05 T Accident. [Report 841].

1963.11.06 T Inspected. CofA renewed, valid till 5.11.64. TT=1,744:40.

1963.11.15 T CofR 31327 (C), Superior Airways Limited, Fort William, ON.

1964.03.25 T CofR 33654 (C), Lac la Croix Quetico Air Services Limited, Lac la Croix, QC.

1965.05.06 T Inspected. CofA renewed, valid till 5.5.66. TT=2,027:15.

1966.05.07 T Inspected. CofA renewed, valid till 8.5.67. TT=2,338:45.

1967.04.23 T Inspected. CofA renewed, valid till 8.5.68. TT=2,586:40.

1968.04.29 T Inspected. CofA renewed, valid till 8.5.69. TT=2,796:35.

1969.05.01 T Inspected. CofA renewed, valid till 3.5.70. TT=3,028:20.

1970.05.02 T Inspected. CofA renewed, valid till 2.5.71. TT=3,242:20.

1971.04.18 T Inspected. CofA renewed, valid till 2.5.72. TT=3,548:10.

1972.04.27 T Inspected. CofA renewed, valid till 2.5.73. TT=3,811:55.

1972.06.06 T Accident. [Report C20045].

1972.09.27 T Bill of Sale : Lac la Croix Quetico Air Services Ltd., to Barney Lamm, Winnipeg, MB.

1983.08.10 T Bill of Sale : Lamm to Ontario Central Airlines Ltd.

1983.08.18 T Bill of Sale : Ontario Central Airlines Ltd., to Tower Aircraft Hardware Inc., Winnipeg, MB.

1983.09.26 T Bill of Sale : Tower Aircraft Hardware Inc., to Hamilton Mobile Services Co., Jacksonville Beach, FL, USA.

1983.09.27 T Cancellled to USA.

• CF-HGS Gold Belt Air Services, Rouyn, QC. Date unknown.

Accident: Amos QC. Lat 48°35’N Lon 78°08’W. 05-Dec-1959.The aircraft attempted to take off with a full load and in sticky snow conditions and on skis. The aircraft ran off the end of the runway before becoming airborne, failed to clear an obstruction and crashed. The aircraft suffered serious damage and the pilot suffered serious injuries.

• CF-HGS Superior Airways, Fort William, ON. Circa 1964.

• CF-HGS Lac La Croix Quetico Air Service, Lac La Croix, ON. Circa 1967. Canx 27-May-1982. Sale reported as at May-1981.

Accident: Near Wolseley Lake, ON. 48°25’N 92°10’W. 06-Jun-1972. While en route from Beaverhouse Lake to Lac la Croix. The aircraft was observed to enter a spin and strike the ground. During the investigation the vertical stabiliser was found 400 yards from the aircraft. Aircraft destroyed and the pilot was killed.

• CF-HGS Reported as sold and canx 27-May-1982. Subsequently deleted from CCAR 27-Sep-1983 reportedly as export to USA. However does not appear on FAA or CCAR records after that date.

• Fate Unknown •