VH-ZRP. de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter. c/n 551.

It was also registered as: VH-UQY.

 

This aircraft was ordered by Schreiner Airways, Netherlands - ?

It was built by de Havilland Canada at Downsview, Ontario

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-EMB - 1997

Registered to Schreiner Airways, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Rolled out at Downsview as 'PH-EMB' - June 1977

First flown at Downsview as 'PH-EMB' - June 17, 1997

Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 engines

Accepted by Schreiner Airways at Downsview - July 14, 1997

Departed Downsview on the ferry flight to The Netherlands via Reykjavik - July 17, 1997

The aircraft was transferred to Wira Kris Schreiner, Malaysia - July 1997

Departed Rotterdam on the ferry flight to Malaysia - July 27, 1997

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the Malaysian Aircraft Register as 9M-EMB - August 30, 1997

Registered to Wira Kris Schreiner, Subang, Malaysia

Cancelled from the Malaysian Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-EMB - August 30, 1984

Registered to Schreiner Airways, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Sold to Civil Aviation Administration of China - June 04, 1985

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the Chinese Aircraft Register as B-3511 - ?

Registered to Civil Aviation Administration of China, Beijing, China

Transferred to China General Aviation, Xi'an, China - July 01, 1990

The aircraft was observed at the Hawker Pacific facility at Sydney (Bankstown) - November 1997

Test flown at Sydney (Bankstown) - January 05, 1998

Sold to Bilyara Aviation Services, Sydney, N.S.W. - January 06, 1998

Cancelled from the Chinese Aircraft Register - January 14, 1998

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N997D - January 14, 1998

Registered to RDD Leasing, Elgin, Ilinois

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - March 31, 1998

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ZRP - March 31, 1998

Registered to RDD Leasing, Elgin, Ilinois, U.S.A.

Sold to Sunshine Express, Maroochydore, Queensland - May 1999

Sold to Transtate Airlines, Archerfield, Brisbane, Queensland - December 22, 1999

Reregistered as VH-UQY - March 23, 2000

Transtate Airlines was merged with Macair Airlines, Townsville - May 31, 2000

Registered to Macair Airlines, Townsville, Queensland - December 13, 2000

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 11, 2004

Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-NVA - March 12, 2004

Registered to Merpati Nusantara Airlines, Jakarta, Indonesia

It was observed in an all-white livery at Cairns prior to commencing its ferry flight to Indonesia - April 12, 2004

Current status - ?

 

 

B-3511. China General Aviation - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-909.)