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VH-VSO. Beechcraft 1900C-1. c/n UC39. Was also registered as: N32019; HK-4143X; ZS-PUD; N444GH. |
Construction was completed at the Beechcraft plant - May 1988 Powered by PT6A-65B turboprop engines First flown as ? - June 01, 1988 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N32019 - ? Registered to Beech Aircraft Credit Corporation Leased to Rocky Mountain Airways as the registered operator - August 26, 1988 Leased to Continental Airlines as the registered operator - August 08, 1989 The aircraft was also operated by Britt Airways for Continental Airlines Rocky Mountain Airways merged with Britt Airways to form Continental Express - April 26, 1993 Leased to GP Express Airlines as the registered operator - May 26, 1994 Returned to Raytheon Aircraft Credit Corporation at the end of the lease - February 1996 Leased to Latina de Aviacion Ltd, Colombia as the registered operator - February 26, 998 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - February ?, 1998 Entered onto the Colombian Aircraft Register as HK-4143X - February ?, 1998 The aircraft was withdrawn from service and returned to Raytheon Aircraft Credit Corporation - April 10, 2003 Cancelled from the Colombian Aircraft Register - April ?, 2003 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N32019 - April ?, 2003 Registered to Raytheon Aircraft Credit Corporation The aircraft was stored at Marana (Pinal Airpark) Sold to National Airways Corporation (NAC), South Africa - September 20, 2006 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - January ?, 2007 Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-PUD - January ?, 2007 Registered to Cem Air, Lanseria, South Africa Cancelled from the South African Aircraft Register - December 02, 2014 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N444GH - December 02, 2014 Registered to Gary & Diane Heavin Community Fund Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - February ?, 2020 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VSO - February 14, 2020 Registered to Schmidt Aviation Pty Ltd, Melbourne Leased to Southern Airlines, Melbourne as the registered operator - June 07, 2021 The aircraft is operated in an all-white livery with 'Bass Strait Golf' titles below the rear windows It also has the 'Tasfast Airfreight' titles and logo on the rear fuselage Current |
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VH-VSO. Southern Airlines - in the standard livery with additional 'Bass Strait Golf' and 'Tasfast' titles at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 12, 2023. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1040-428.) |
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VH-VSO. Southern Airlines - in the standard livery with additional 'Bass Strait Golf' and 'Tasfast' titles at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 12, 2023. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1040-427.) |