VH-IPB. Beechcraft 1900D. c/n UE-117.

Was also registered as: N15527; VH-NTL; ZS-OYC.

 

 

Construction completed at the Beechcraft plant - October 1994

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N15527 - November 02, 1994

First flown as N15527 - November 1994

The aircraft was registered to Rangeflyers Inc, Wichita, Kansas for the delivery flight to Australia

It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the delivery flight from the United States - November 15, 1994

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - November 15, 1994

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-IPB - November 16, 1994

Registered to Impulse Airlines

Operated its first revenue service - November ?, 1994

Reregistered as VH-NTL - February 27, 1998

Operated is final revenue service - July ?, 2002

The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Sydney (Bankstown) - August 02, 2002

Sold to Graeme Conlyn, Lanseria, South Africa - February 02, 2003

Test flown at Sydney (Bankstown) - October 01, 2003

Departed Sydney (Bankstown) on the ferry flight to South Africa - December 11, 2003

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 21, 2004

Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-OYC - January 21, 2004

Registered to National Airways Corporation, South Africa

Leased to Air Express Algeria as the registered operator - August 25, 2004

Leased to Solents Aviation, Lanseria, South Africa as the registered operator - July 23, 2008

Current status - ?

 

 

VH-NTL. Impulse Airlines - in the 'Newcastle Knights' livery at Brisbane Airport, April 1998.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-387.)