This aircraft was ordered new by City Express - ?

It was built by de Havilland Canada at the Downsview, Toronto plant

First flown as C-GGTO - June 14, 1984

Registered to Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada

Leased to City Express as the registered operator - September 05, 1985

Repossessed by Mutual Life - August 01, 1990

It was stored at Toronto, Canada

Sold to Canopus Leasing Inc - June 13, 1991

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N85CL - ?

Registered to Volvo Aero Leasing, U. S. A.

Leased to ICARO (Instituto Civil Aeronautica) - October 04, 1993

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - October 04, 1993

Entered onto the Ecuadorian Aircraft Register as HC-BSX - October 04, 1993

Registered to ICARO (Instituto Civil Aeronautica)

Returned to Canopus Leasing Inc - November 1994

Cancelled from the Ecuadorian Aircraft Register - December 1994

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N4229R - December 23, 1994

Registered to Wilmington Trust Company Trustee

Sold to Southern Australia Airlines - February 05, 1995

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - February 13, 1995

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-WZS - February 14, 1995

Registered to Southern Australia Airlines, Mildura

The aircraft was named 'City of Burnie'

The aircraft was leased to PNG Air, New Guinea as the registered operator - August 08, 2004

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 06, 2004

Entered onto the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-MCN - November 17, 2004

Registered to Skytrans Pty Ltd, Cairns

The aircraft was leased to Aircruising Australia for outback adventure flights - March 16, 2005

Returned to PNG Air, New Guinea - March 25, 2005

Cancelled from the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register - May 10, 2005

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-QQA - May 13, 2005

Registered to Skytrans Pty Ltd, Cairns

Leased to Skippers Airlines, Perth as the registered operator - July 05, 2005

Departed Cairns on the ferry flight to Perth - July 05, 2005

Ferry route: Cairns - Alice Springs - Perth

Departed Perth on return to Skytrans at the end of the lease - July 24, 2005

Ferry route: Perth - Alice Springs - Cairns

Leased to Queensland Regional Airlines, Cairns as the registered operator - July 24, 2005

Returned to Skytrans Pty Ltd, Cairns at the end of the lease - February 11, 2006

Leased to Bill Peach for Aircruising Australia tourist flights - ?

Leased to Maroomba Air Services, Perth - February 11, 2006

The aircraft was painted into the Maroomba livery

Departed Perth on return to Skytrans at the end of the lease - March 05, 2011

Ferry route: Perth - Alice Springs - Cairns

Leased to Aircruising Australia for outback adventure flights - May 2011

Returned to Skytrans at Cairns - ?

This aircraft was involved in a speed control incident whilst landing at Cairns Airport - December 30, 2011

To view the ATSB report on this incident please click 'HERE'

The aircraft was observed at Cairns in the Maroomba livery - March 26, 2013

Leased to Maroomba Air Services, Perth - ?

Departed Perth on return to Skytrans at the end of the lease - December 30, 2014

Ferry route: Perth - Alice Springs - Cairns

It was delivered to the Hawker Pacific facility in Cairns for a major overhaul - February 12, 2015

Returned to Skytrans on completion of the overhaul - April 01, 2015

It was badly damaged in a violent hailstorm storm whilst parked at Chinchilla, Queensland - October 28, 2015

Ferried Chinchilla - Roma - Cairns for repairs - November 20, 2015

It was deemed to be uneconomical to fully repair the aircraft so it was withdrawn from service

Broken up at Cairns for spares - September 16, 2017

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 16, 2017