VH-SMH. Beechcraft 1900D. c/n UE-7. Was also registered as: VH-IMA; ZS-OYA; ZS-COY; 5N-BRG; ZS-CMJ. |
Construction was completed at the Beechcraft plant - February 1992 This aircraft was intended for Markair Express but the order was not taken up Sold to Impulse Transport, Sydney - May 1992 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N136MA - May 12, 1992 Registered to Rangeflyers Inc, Wichita, Kansas Rangeflyers Inc were contracted to undertake the delivery flight on this aircraft It arrived at Sydney (Bankstown) on completion of the ferry flight from the United States - May 20, 1992 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - June 02, 1992 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-SMH - June 03, 1992 Registered to Impulse Transport, Sydney Leased to Oxley Airlines as the registered operator - September 07, 1992 Impulse Transport was renamed Impulse Airlines - February 18, 1993 Returned to Impulse Airlines at the end of the lease - February 18, 1993 Sold to Oxley Airlines - June 1993 Oxley Airlines and Impulse Airlines merged - February 28, 1994 The aircraft was repainted into the Impulse Airlines livery - June 1994 Reregistered as VH-IMA - June 16, 1994 Registered to Impulse Airlines, Sydney Operated its final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Newcastle (Williamtown) as QF7124 - July 03, 2002 Withdrawn from service and stored at Newcastle - July 03, 2002 Sold to Graeme Conlyn, Lanseria, South Africa - November 1992 Sold to Beechcraft Sales Division - December 02, 2002 Departed Newcastle (Williamtown) on the ferry flight to South Africa - December 09, 2002 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 16, 2003 Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-OYA - January 16, 2003 Registered to National Airways, Lanseria Sold to Compion Aviation South Africa - May 12, 2003 Registered to Compion Aviation, South Africa Leased to Air Namibia as the registered operator - December 2003 Reregistered as ZS-COY - March 09, 2004 Reregistered as ZS-OYA - June 14, 2006 Sold to Swanvest 318 Pty, South Africa - January 25, 2007 Leased to Compion Aviation as the registered operator Sold to Dana Airlines, Nigeria - January 15, 2014 Cancelled from the South African Aircraft Register - January 15, 2014 Entered onto the Nigerian Aircraft Register as 5N-BRG - January 15, 2014 Cancelled from the Nigerian Aircraft Register - July 2016 Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-CMJ - July 29, 2016 Registered to Cemair (Pty) Limited, South Africa Current status - ? |
VH-SMH. Impulse - in the original livery with additional 'The Sydney Morning Herald' titles at Brisbane Airport, December 01, 1992. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-013.) |
VH-SMH. Impulse - in the original livery with additional 'The Australian Financial Review' titles at Brisbane Airport, December 12, 1992. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-012.) |
VH-SMH. Impulse - in the Ansett Australia 'Flag' livery at Brisbane Airport, April 1994. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-391.) |
VH-IMA. Impulse - in the Ansett Australia 'Flag' livery at Brisbane Airport, July 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-260.) |
VH-IMA. Impulse - in the basic Ansett Australia 'Flag' livery at Brisbane Airport, October 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-261.) |