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Operated its final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Newcastle (Williamtown) as QF7125 - July 25, 2002 Withdrawn from service and stored at Newcastle - July 25, 2002 Sold to National Airways Beechcraft Sales Division - November 04, 2002 Departed Newcastle (Williamtown) on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.) |