VH-IMQ. Beechcraft 1900D. c/n UE-273.

Was also registered as: N11187; ZS-OYJ.

 

Construction was completed at the Beechcraft plant - March 1997

The aircraft was sold to Impulse Airlines, Newcastle

Ownerhip transferred to Hawker Pacific Inc - March 28, 1997

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N11187 - June 13, 1997

Registered to Raytheon Aircraft Corporation

Rangeflyers Inc, Wichita, Kansas were contracted to undertake the delivery flight on this aircraft

Sold to Impulse Airlines - June 20, 1997

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-IMQ - June 24, 1997

Registered to Hawker Pacific (Pty) Ltd, Sydney

Leased to Impulse Airlines as the registered operator

Operated its final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Newcastle (Williamtown) as QF7125 - July 25, 2002

Withdrawn from service and stored at Newcastle - July 25, 2002

Sold to National Airways Beechcraft Sales Division - November 04, 2002

Departed Newcastle (Williamtown) on the ferry flight to South Africa - November 07, 2002

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 12, 2002

Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-OYJ - November 13, 2002

Registered to National Airways Corporation, South Africa

Leased to the United Nations as the registered operator - January 2003

It was repainted into an 'all-white' livery with 'UN' titles

Cancelled from the South African Aircraft Register - September 09, 2003

The intended registrtation '5Y-NAC' was not taken up

Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-OYJ - December 03, 2003

Registered to National Airways Corporation, South Africa

Leased to Safair Pty Ltd as the registered operator - July 20, 2006

Returned to National Airways at the end of the lease - April 17, 2008

Leased to Solenta Aviation, South Africa as the registered operator - July 2008

Current status - ?

 

 

VH-IMQ. Impulse Airlines - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, September 1997.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-265.)

VH-IMQ. Impulse Airlines - in the 'Newcastle Kinghts' livery at Brisbane Airport, February 1998.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-389.)