Ordered new by Aeropelican - 1981

First flown as C-CFBS - May 1, 1981

Accepted by Aeropelican - May 29, 1981

Arrived Belmont, N.S.W. at conclusion of delivery flight - June 19, 1981

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-KZO - June 25, 1981

Registered to Aeropelican Commuter Air Services Pty Ltd

Aircraft was configured to seat 19 passengers

Registered to Aeropelican Air Services Pty Ltd - May 8, 1984

Operated final revenue service Sydney-Belmont as AN6655 - September 13, 2001

All Ansett operations were suspended due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001

Returned to service under administration Belmont-Sydney as AN5648 - September 24, 2001

Aeropelican Air Services sold to IAP Group Australia Pty Ltd - March 7, 2002

Leased to Macair to replaced leased DHC-6 VH-KZP - May 2002

Returned to administrators at end of Macair lease - February 21, 2003

Operated final Aeropelican service from Belmont Airport - April 1, 2005

Sold to Nordic Aviation Contractor, Billund, Denmark - May 2005

Intended sale to GT Air, Indonesia did not eventuate

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 23, 2005

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N162AY - June 3, 2005

Registered to Aircraft Guaranty Holdings Trust, Huston, Texas

Aircraft remained stored at Belmont until ferried Belmont-Sydney as N162AY - October 12, 2005

Sold to Trans Maldivian Airways Pty Ltd - December 2005

Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - December 27, 2005

Entered onto the Maldivian Aircraft Register as 8Q-TMQ - December 28, 2005

Issued with temporary ferry permit it departed Bankstown on delivery flight - December 29, 2005

Arrived Male at conclusion of delivery flight - December 31, 2005

Delivery route: Sydney-Alice Springs-Port Headland-Cocos Island-Male

During maintenance aircraft was fitted with floats

Entered service with Trans Maldivian Airways - January 17, 2006

Current with Trans Maldivian Airways - October 2009

VH-KZO. Aeropelican - in the Ansett 'Starmark' livery at Belmont Airport.