Construction of this aircraft was completed - 1980

Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A engines

First flown as 'PT-SBV' - August 1980

Sold to Air Tasmania Limited, Hobart, Tasmania - September 1980

Accepted by Air Tasmania at Sao Paulo, Brazil - September 15, 1980

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-KIP - October 09, 1980

Registered to Air Tasmania, Hobart

Sold to East Coast Airlines, Tamworth - September 1981

Leased to Murray Valley Airlines, Mildura as the registered operator - May 1982

Returned to East Coast Airlines at the end of the lease - November 1982

Leased to Trans Regional Airlines as the registered operator - 1982

Leased to Country Courier Services as the registered operator - 1983

Sold to Coddair Airlines Pty Ltd - January 1985

Sold to Milair - October 1985

Sold to Lloyd Aviation Jet Charter, Adelaide - November 1985

Arrived Hamilton on completion of the ferry flight from Australia - May 30, 1987

Sold to Eagle Airways Limited, Hamilton, New Zealand - May 30, 1987

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 02, 1987

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Registeras ZK-KIP - June 08, 1987

Registered to Eagle Airways Limited, Hamilton

Operated its first revenue service with Eagle Airways - ?

Operated its final revenue service Auckland - Hamilton - February 09, 2002

The aircraft was withdrawn from use and stored at Hamilton

Departed Hamilton on the ferry flight to Australia with ZK-TRM and ZK-LBC - March 2003

Arrived Maroochydore, Queensland on completion of the ferry flight - March 27, 2003

Ferry route: Hamilton - Norfolk Island - Lord Howe Island - Maroochydore

Sold to Aeromil (Aircraft) Pty Ltd, Queensland - March 27, 2003

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - April 04, 2003

The aircraft was placed in long-term storage at Maroochydore

Donated to the Queensland Institute of Aviation Engineering, Calounndra, Queensland - ?

Current status - ?

VH-KIP. East Coast - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0185-042.)

VH-KIP. East Coast - in the revised livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0185-043.)

ZK-KIP. Eagle Air - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, date unknown.

(J. Mounce Copyright Image 0185-044.)