Originally US Navy 144674 1958- 66, this Otter was among six that operated in the Antarctic for Operation Deep Freeze. It was transferred to the Army National Guard with hybrid serial 0-4674 before service with the Civil Air Patrol as N5348G in 1977. Bought by Sioux Narrows Airways in 1978, it became C-GGSL. Converted with the Polish PZL-1000 engine in 1990, it was acquired by Pipestone Air in 2005 supporting Pipestone Fly-In Outposts. This striking Walleye mural scheme was airbrushed over the winter of 2018 / 19.

DHC-3 Otter N5348G was delivered to the USN as 144674 in October 1956 and flown by VX-6 in Antarctica until retired in Sep 1996. Transferred to the Army National Guard as 0-4674.Retired in Sep 1977. To Civil Air Patrol as N5348G but never entered service. Sold to Red "S" Aircraft sales in Nov. 1978. It arrived in Renton, WA in the Spring of 1978. Modified by Clayton Scott's Jobmaster Inc. which added vertical fins to the top of the horizontal stabilizer to improve performance on floats. Test flew the fins in Oct 1978, then to Canada as C-GGSL. See http://www.dhc-3archive.com/DHC-3_166.html

DHC-3 Otter, C-GGSL is seen tied to the dock on the Red River at the Selkirk Air Seaplane Base, Selkirk Manitoba. The aircraft is operated by Pipestone Air Inc. Pipestone Air is a small carrier that operates out of Emo, Ontario.

So far, this Otter has escaped turbinization. It's far from beautiful with that huge PZL engine up front.