VH-IPB. Beechcraft 1900D. c/n UE-117.
Was also registered as: VH-NTL; ZS-OYC.
Construction completed at the Beechcraft plant - October 1994 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N15527 - November 02, 1994 First flown as N15527 - November 1994 The aircraft was registered to Rangeflyers Inc, Wichita, Kansas for the ferry flight to Australia It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the ferry flight - November 15, 1994 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - November 15, 1994 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-IPB - November 16, 1994 Registered to Impulse Airlines Operated its first revenue service - November 1994 Reregistered as VH-NTL - February 27, 1998 Operated is final revenue service - July 2002 The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Sydney (Bankstown) - August 02, 2002 Sold to Graeme Conlyn, Lanseria, South Africa - February 02, 2003 Test flown at Sydney (Bankstown) - October 01, 2003 Departed Sydney (Bankstown) on the ferry flight to South Africa - December 11, 2003 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 21, 2004 Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-OYC - January 21, 2004 Registered to National Airways Corporation, South Africa Leased to Air Express Algeria as the registered operator - August 25, 2004 Leased to Solents Aviation, Lanseria, South Africa as the registered operator - July 23, 2008 Current status - ? |
VH-NTL. Impulse Airlines - in the 'Newcastle Knights' livery at Brisbane Airport, April 1998. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-387.) |