| Pilatus
Porter
History
by Markus Herzig |
S/N 523 |
| S/N: 523 | Built: 1961 | TSN: 11'400 | |||
| Registration | Type | Operator / Owner | From | To | Remarks |
| HB-FBA | PC-6 | Buehrle & Co | 1962-05-01 | 1965-05-04 | tmp opb ALAG |
| HB-FBA | PC-6 | Pilatus Flugzeugwerke | 1965-05-04 | 1966-03-04 | converted to A-H2 |
| XW-PCI | PC-6/A-H2 | Bird & Sons Inc. | 1965-08-11 | 1966-09-23 | company taken over by CASI |
| XW-PCI | PC-6/A-H2 | Continental Air Services Inc. | 1966-09-23 | 1974-12-14 | cvt to B1-H2 in this period |
| N62158 | PC-6/B1-H2 | Continental Air Services Inc. | 1974-12-17 | 1977-07-01 | std 6/75 in Thailand |
| 0523 | PC-6/B1-H2 | Royal Thai Army | 1977-07 | 1991-03 | |
| N523SA | PC-6/B1-H2 | Shark Air Aviation Inc. | 1991-07-24 | 1998-05-11 | |
| N523SA | PC-6/B1-H2 | Seattle Aviation LLC | 1998-05-11 | 1993-12 | sold to New Zealand |
| N523SA | PC-6/B1-H2 | Seattle Aviation LLC / Highland Air Ltd | 1993-12 | 2004-02-25 | registered to Seattle Aviation |
| ZK-PCI | PC-6/B1-H2 | Highland Air Ltd | 2004-03-30 | 2011-03-15 | powered with PT-6A-34 |
| ZK-PCI | PC-6/B1-H2 | Andrew J. Wallace | 2011-03-15 | STORED | stolen, recovered and under rebuild |
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| HB-FBA of Bührle & Co at Stans prior delivery - Photo by Bundesarchiv © May-62 | HB-FBA operated by Alpine Luft-Transport AG at Zürich - Photo collection Werner Häuselmann © 1963 |
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| XW-PCI of Continental Air Service Inc. in SE-Asia - Photo collection Andrew Wallace © 1970s | XW-PCI of Continental Air Service Inc. in SE-Asia - Photo by David Kouba © 1970s |
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| XW-PCI of CASI at Tin Bong LS90 - Photo by Frederic C Benson © Mar-71 | XW-PCI CASI - Painting by Keith Woodcook donated to CIA art gallery by pilot Lee Gossett |
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| #523 in New Zealand on the way back to the scene - Photo by Andrew Wallace © 2001 | The owner of 523 with the just fitted PT-6A-34 - Photo by Andrew Wallace © Aug-04 |
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| ZK-PCI of Highland Air returning from 1st flight after 30 years - Photo by Andrew Wallace © 11-Feb-05 | ZK-PCI of Highland Air Ltd at Limestone Downs - Photo by Andrew Wallace © Feb-05 |
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| ZK-PCI of Highland Air Ltd turning by out in the green - Photo by Andy Heap © 16-Feb-05 - ANET | ZK-PCI of Highland Air Ltd during an air2air photo session - Photo by Andy Heap © 16-Feb-05 |
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| ZK-PCI of Highland Air Ltd during an air2air photo session - Photo by Andy Heap © 16-Feb-05 | ZK-PCI of Highland Air (NZ) Ltd over the Pacific Ocean - Photo by Andy Heap © 16-Feb-05 |
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| ZK-PCI of Highland Air over the coast at Bridlington UK - Photo by Craig Smart © 19-Apr-07 |