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Withdrawn from service and stored at Newcastle - July 03, 2002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.)