Ordered new by Aeropelican - 1981

First flown as C-CFBU - May 5, 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-KZP - 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

Aircraft was grounded at Belmont when Ansett suspended all operations - September 13, 2001

All Ansett operations were suspended due to bankruptcy

Returned to service under administration Belmont-Sydney as AN5644 - September 27, 2001

Leased to Macair to cover maintenance on their aircraft - February 22, 2002

Was operated by Macair in basic Ansett livery with Macair sticker on forward fuselage

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

Returned to administrators at end of Macair lease - May 2002

Sold to Abu Dhabi Aviation as a source of spares - February 2003

Departed Belmont on delivery flight to Abu Dhabi - March 10, 2003

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 21, 2003

Scrapped to support DHC-6s operated by the Abu Dhabi Defence Department

VH-KZP. Aeropelican - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, February 1982.