VH-LIH. SAAB 340B. c/n 316.
This aircraft was built by Saab Aircraft AB, Linkoping, Sweden - 1992 First flown with test registration 'SE-C16' - September 10, 1992 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-LIH - January 28, 1993 Registered to Hazelton Air Services Pty Ltd, Cudal, New South Wales Cancelled from the Swedish Aircraft Register - February 17, 1993 Arrived Cudal on completion of the ferry flight to Australia - February 23, 1993 Operated its first revenue service Cudal - Orange - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as ZL150 - March 04, 1993 Hazelton had been progressively purchased by TNT / News Ltd, the parent company of Ansett Airlines - 2000 - 2001 Ansett suspended all operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001 Operated its last revenue service Casino - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as AN7534 - September 14, 2001 Hazelton was sold to Australiawide Airlines operating as Regional Express Airlines (REX) - August 01, 2002 Operated its first revenue service with Regional Express Airlines (REX) - August 06, 2002 Registered to Australiawide Airlines Ltd t/a Regional Express Airlines - September 16, 2002 Operated its final revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Albury as ZL436 - April 06, 2004 Ferried Albury - Wagga Wagga and prepared for return to Saab Leasing, Sweden Departed Wagga Wagga on the ferry flight to the United States - April 19, 2004 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 17, 2004 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N676PA - June 25, 2004 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, Salt Lake City Leased to Peninsula Airways Inc, Anchorage, Alaska as the registered operator The aircraft was named 'Spirit of Dutch Harbour' - May 2006 Withdrawn from service by Peninsula Airways - May 25, 2011 Returned to the Lessor in preparation for a new lease Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - May 27, 2011 Entered onto the Bahamas Aircraft Register as C6-SBJ - May 27, 2011 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Trustee Leased to Sky Bahamas Airlines, Nassau, Bahamas as the registered operator Damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Marsh Harbour International Airport - June 13, 2013 It was operating the Fort Lauderdale - Marsh Harbour service as Q7-9561 After touching down hard the aircraft aquaplaned off the runway in very poor weather conditions The impact caused the starboard wing to separate from the fuselage Reports indicate that the aircraft bounced three times before the wing failed on touchdown There were no injuries or fatalities Cancelled from the Bahamas Aircraft Register - ? |