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Status of commercial turboprop engined aircraft on Belgian register: past and present

 

 

 

Regi  Type Msn  Original Belgian operator Last regi Current status
OO-ARI BN-2A 150 Publi-Air HH-JEC Hanair
OO-AST BN-2A-6 008 Publi-Air HI-653CA Caribair
OO-AWA Beech 65 LC-50 Air Wallonie (5H-MSK) (Adrien Deville-(Zaïre)) fate ?
OO-DHB CV-580(F) 458 European Air Transport ZS-SKL Skyhaul
OO-DHC CV-580(F) 68 European Air Transport N586P (Air Tahoma (DHL c/s))  crashed on app when lost height after engine troubles and hit trees CVG 13/08/04 {1,1} 
OO-DHD CV-580(F) 135 European Air Transport ZS-SKK Skyhaul but lsd LAC Congo 00/12/05  stored FIH
OO-DHE CV-580(F) 52 European Air Transport N588X Air Tahoma  (grounded by FAA 14/01/09)
OO-DHF CV-580(F) 147 European Air Transport ZS-SKH (Skyhaul but was lsd LAC Congo 00/12/05)  crashed on landing after been shot down with surface-to-air missile by rebels Amisi Airport (Democratic Republic of Congo) 27/04/06 {8,0}
OO-DHG CV-580(F) 25 European Air Transport ZS-SKG Skyhaul
OO-DHH CV-580(F) 186 European Air Transport ZS-SKI Skyhaul but lsd LAC Congo 00/12/05  dmgd FIH 26/03/06 when hit by An26 on ground during storm  presum w/o   l/n 12/05/09
OO-DHI CV-580(F) 354 European Air Transport EC-899 (Swiftair)  dbr on belly landing after training flight Vitoria (Spain) 19/09/95 {0,4}
OO-DHJ CV-580(F) 361 European Air Transport N587X (Air Tahoma)  crashed in cornfield SE of LCK when enroute to MFD but returning to LCK 01/09/08 {3,0}
OO-DHL CV-580(F) 459 European Air Transport XA-? (Air Tahoma)  canx Mexico 21/10/08
OO-DTA FH-227B 551 Delta Air Transport CX-BQU (Aerolineas Uruguayas)  b/u MVD 00/04/01 after storage 00/12/94
OO-DTB FH-227B 553 Delta Air Transport CX-BQT (Aerolineas Uruguayas)  b/u MVD 00/04/01 after storage 00/12/94
OO-DTC FH-227B 559 Delta Air Transport PJ-FHA (ALM (Antillean Airlines))  fuselage was sunk as diving object near Watamula (Curaçao) 25/02/07 after been wfu & used for fire training Curacao (Netherlands Antilles) 00/01/91
OO-DTD FH-227B 555 Delta Air Transport PJ-FHB (ALM (Antillean Airlines))  wfu Curacao (Netherlands Antilles) 00/01/91 derelict condition (seen 00/05/96) & seen burned out 07/06/02 & 28/02/06
OO-DTE FH-227B 534 Delta Air Transport 5N-ATL (Concord Airlines)  dbr on aborted t/o Lagos (Nigeria) 01/04/90 {0,52} (extant but partly b/u 00/01/92 & used for spares) (l/n 00/04/93)
OO-DTF EMB-120 120082 DAT (Belgian Regional Airline) D2-FDO Airjet
OO-DTG EMB-120 120087 DAT (Belgian Regional Airline) I-SKYB Skybridge
OO-DTH EMB-120 120104 DAT (Belgian Regional Airline) HA-FAN Budapest Aircraft Service
OO-DTI EMB-120 120121 DAT (Belgian Regional Airline) N331CR RCR Air
OO-DTJ EMB-120 120123 DAT (Belgian Regional Airline) HA-FAI Budapest Aircraft Service
OO-DTK EMB-120 120149 DAT (Belgian Regional Airline) F-GLRG Aelis Air Services but lsd Skybridge Air Ops 00/01/10
OO-DTL EMB-120 120176 DAT (Belgian Regional Airline) HA-FAL Budapest Aircraft Service
OO-DTN EMB-120 120235 DAT (Belgian Regional Airline) D2-FFP Diexim Expresso
OO-DTO EMB-120 120253 DAT (Belgian Regional Airline) F-GTVA Atlantique Air Assistance (RJM Aviation markings)
OO-EDA BAe-31 838 Euro Direct België ZK-JSH Vincent Aviation
OO-EEA CV-580(F) 163 European Expedite N585P Air Tahoma  (grounded by FAA 14/01/09)
OO-EEB CV-580(F) 46 European Expedite N582HG (Trans-Air-Link)  crashed-landed after engine failure (fuel starvation) into shallow ocean Miami Beach 06/12/01 {0,2} (was enroute FLL-OPF with little extra fuel) 
OO-EED CV-580(F) 375 European Expedite C-GNRL Nolinor Aviation
OO-EEE Beech 99 U-126 European Expedite N126WD (Arctic Sunwest)  Flanagan Enterprises Inc  stored 00/03/06
OO-ELJ CL-44 20 Young Cargo TR-LVO (Affretair)  destroyed in hangar fire HRE 28/02/82 {0,*}
OO-FEA F27-600(F) 10385 Flanders Airlines PK- Air Maleo  (ferried Sokol 28/03/10)
OO-FEF F27-600(F) 10419 Flanders Airlines N701FE (Empire Airlines (but with Fedex markings))  seen wfu Spokane (USA) 10/08/04 (minus engines)  canx 16/10/05 as wfu
OO-FEG F27-600(F) 10350 Eurojet International N19AQ (Empire Airlines (but with Fedex markings))  wfu Spokane 050103  sold 19th hole Corp 25/03/09
OO-FEI F27-600(F) 10682 Sky Service N723FE Mountain Air Cargo (but in Fedex markings)  seen stored Kinston (USA) 07/08/07  canx 00/12/07 as wfu
OO-FEK F27-500(F) 10677 Sky Service N724FE (Mountain Air Cargo (but in Fedex markings))  wfu & used by fire service Kinston (USA) 00/07/05  registration canx as wfu 18/08/06
OO-FEL F27-500(F) 10567 Sky Service N728FE Mountain Air Cargo (but in Fedex markings) seen stored Kinston (USA) 07/08/07  canx 00/12/07 as wfu
OO-FFF Metro III AC-644B Airlines 1992 C-GYQT Bearskin Airlines
OO-FKY CASA 212 291 Antwerp Air N497CA Fayard Enterprises LLC
OO-GGG Metro III AC-670B Airlines 1992 C-FYAG Bearskin Airlines
OO-GVS BN-2A-6 236 Publi-Air ZK-SFK Wings Over Whales
OO-HLN F27-600 10342 BIAS D-AELJ WDL  seen stored CGN 03/11/06 minus one engine
OO-HTC FH-227B 559 Delta Air Transport PJ-FHA (ALM (Antillean Airlines))  fuselage was sunk as diving object near Watamula (Curaçao) 25/02/07 after been wfu & used for fire training Curacao (Netherlands Antilles) 00/01/91
OO-HUB CV-580(F) 130 European Air Transport N590X (Swiftair)  seen stored Columbus LKC 20/04/06 & 28/04/08 (still painted as EC-GSJ) after storage STN 28/08/05 & MAD 10/04/04. For sale to Air Tahoma
OO-III Metro II TC-344 Airlines 1992 LV-WHG Baires
OO-IJP Beech 65 LC-95 European Air Transport N89FL Lambe Frank Dba
OO-JFP DHC-6 74 Publi-Air 9Q-CXK (Malu Aviation)  crashed after t/o Kahemba (Zaïre) 03/10/96 {4,0}
OO-JJJ Metro II TC-402 Airlines 1992 I-SWAB (Serib Wings)  seen wfu & preserved Museo dell' Aviazone Cerasolo (near Rimini Italy) 27/08/01 after seen stored without engines TRN 12/03/00 
OO-JPA Merlin IVA AT-041 European Air Transport EC-GBI Medit Air (with Lineas Aereas Penisulares titles)  seen stored MAD 17/09/09 minus rudder
OO-JPI Beech 65 LC-95 European Air Transport N89FL Lambe Frank Dba
OO-JPI Metro II TC-221 European Air Transport EC-FZB Pirinair Express
OO-JPK Metro II TC-247 European Air Transport N247ML Locair Inc  seen stored FLL 07/02/09  a/w n/t no engines  for lease
OO-JPN Beech 65 LC-48 European Air Transport N40SB Buchanan Lance J
OO-JPN(2) Merlin IVA AT-002 European Air Transport C-GTMW (Provincial Airlines)  presum wfu Canada since 00/00/04  was for sale Venezuela
OO-JPN(3) Merlin IVA AT-038 European Air Transport EC-JCV Pirinair Express  (a/w n/t)  stored MAD 19/11/07 after landing accident
OO-JPY Metro II TC-393 European Air Transport LV-ZEB Transportador 2000 Aerosistemas  stored SAWE maintenance area RGA 00/00/06  prepared to operational status by 05/05/07
OO-LAW Metro II TC-347 Lignes Aeriennes Wallones C-FGEW Sunwest Aviation
OO-MTD EMB-120 120213 Air Meuse EC- (SK Air but lsd Equaflight Service 29/10/08)  exported Spain 14/04/10
OO-NNN Metro II TC-353 Airlines 1992 XA-UGN Aerofuturo
OO-PSF F27-200 10324 CER N266MA (Mesaba Airlines) NWAL  stored Wausau (USA) 00/05/95
OO-PSM Merlin IVA AT-057 CER N31AT (Air Transportation)  dbr on belly landing Wayne County, Detroit (USA) 15/12/95 {0,1}  remains to White Industries
OO-RXL SF-340B 163 Air Exel Belgium 4L-EUI Georgian International Airlines
OO-RXM SF-340B 171 Air Exel Belgium 4L-GIA Georgian International Airlines
OO-SBP F27-400 10340 BIAS D-AELH (WDL)  seen stored CGN 03/11/06  canx 13/11/08 as wfu
OO-SCA F27-600 10354 BIAS AP-AXF (PIA)  dbr when overran rwy on t/o during touch-and-go training flight Gilgit Airport (Pakistan) 05/06/81 {0,3}
OO-SKU EMB-110 110288 Sky Service C6-PDX Package Delivery Express
OO-SKW EMB-110 110381 Sky Service S9-DAI Naturelink Charter
OO-SNA Beech A100 B-217 Belgian Civil Aviation Authority LN-AWB (Airwing)  regi canx 14/07/08  fate ?
OO-SVL F27-100 10113 Servisair OO-SVL BNP Lease N.V. stored Dinard (France) 00/02/92  (l/n 22/06/08 in poor conditions)
OO-SVM F27-100 10121 Servisair F-WKPX (Trans Oceanic Traders)  b/u RTM 00/06/93 after storage 29/05/93 (cockpit remained 00/10/93, later noted Schiedam)
OO-SVN F27-100 10166 Servisair 9U-BHE BNP Lease N.V.  stored Dinard (France) 00/02/92  (l/n a/w n/t 22/06/08 )
OO-VDD Beech 65 LD-333 Delta Air Transport F-BRNP (Air Perigord  (Sa Union Financiere De Location De Materiel / Unimat))   canx 04/10/73 
OO-VDE Beech 65 LD-344 Delta Air Transport G-KEAB sold D. Nandy 00/06/04, hulk shipped to Pafos (Cyprus) 09/09/05 and to be used as private flight simulator with self made avionics (was canx 24/05/91 in U.K. as wfu and used as instructional airframe by Chelsea College of Aeronautical Engineering, Shoreham) 
OO-VGA Metro II TC-285 European Air Transport C-GIQG Perimeter Aviation
OO-VGC Merlin IVA AT-066 European Air Transport EC-JQC Canarias Aeronautica
OO-VGD Merlin IV AT-062 European Air Transport EC-GFK Flightline
OO-VGE Metro II TC-279 European Air Transport C-GIQF Perimeter Aviation
OO-VGG Metro II TC-288 European Air Transport C-GIQK Perimeter Aviation
OO-VGH CV-580 28 European Air Transport OO-VGH b/u BRU 15/12/94 after storage & been used for spares
OO-VLC F50 20103 VLM SE-LJV Amapola Flyg
OO-VLE F50 20132 VLM OO-VLE CityJet
OO-VLF F50 20208 VLM OO-VLF CityJet
OO-VLG F50 20104 VLM OO-VLG b/u & used for spares BRU 00/10/02 
OO-VLI F50 20226 VLM OO-VLI CityJet
OO-VLJ F50 20105 VLM OO-VLJ CityJet
OO-VLK F50 20122 VLM OO-VLK (VLM)  stored ANR 23/12/09 a/w n/t  after maintenance Woensdrecht 02/11/09 (for maintenance) after storage ANR 09/10/09  for lease
OO-VLL F50 20144 VLM OO-VLL CityJet
OO-VLM F50 20135 VLM OO-VLM CityJet
OO-VLN F50 20145 VLM OO-VLN CityJet
OO-VLO F50 20127 VLM OO-VLO CityJet
OO-VLP F50 20209 VLM OO-VLP CityJet
OO-VLQ F50 20159 VLM OO-VLQ CityJet
OO-VLR F50 20121 VLM OO-VLR CityJet
OO-VLS F50 20109 VLM OO-VLS CityJet
OO-VLT F50 20237 VLM P4-RAS Air Astana  (dep ANR 23/02/10 on delivery)
OO-VLV F50 20160 VLM OO-VLV CityJet
OO-VLX F50 20177 VLM OO-VLX (VLM)  stored ANR 18/01/10 a/w n/t  after storage Woensdrecht 07/12/09 (maintenance) & storage ANR 19/11/09  for lease
OO-VLY F50 20181 VLM OO-VLY CityJet
OO-VLZ F50 20264 VLM OO-VLZ CityJet
OO-WAY Beech 99 U-21 Publi-Air 5R-MKG Aeromarine
OO-WAZ Beech 99 U-62 Publi-Air D-IEXF Löser Jets & Props Luftfahrt  presum stored CGN 00/08/91
OO-XGF Metro II TC-344 European Air Transport LV-WHG Baires
OO-XGI Metro II TC-402 European Air Transport I-SWAB (Serib Wings)  seen wfu & preserved Museo dell' Aviazone Cerasolo (Italy) 27/08/01 after seen stored without engines TRN 12/03/00 
OO-XGO Metro II TC-353 European Air Transport XA-SFS (TACSA)  presum stored or wfu Mexico since 00/00/02 when airline went into liquidation
OO-YCA Britannia 253 13397 Young OO-YCA b/u STN 13/11/79 after storage 00/07/77
OO-YCB Britannia 253 13456 Young OO-YCB b/u OST 00/08/80 after storage 22/08/76
OO-YCC Britannia 253 13434 Young OO-YCC b/u CRL 13/06/78 after storage 16/01/76
OO-YCD Britannia 253 13512 Young OO-YCD b/u CRL 23/06/78 after storage 05/03/76
OO-YCE Britannia 253 13398 Young OO-YCE b/u OST 30/08/80 after storage 00/12/77
OO-YCF Britannia 253 13509 Young OO-YCF airframe destroyed by fire training STN 00/05/81 after partly b/u 00/07/77 & storage 07/05/76 (never operated for Young)
OO-YCG Britannia 253 13510 Young 9Q-CDT (Katale Aero Transport (BCF Aviation))  b/u Kinshasa (Zaire) by 00/01/92 after been used for spares since 00/00/88 by BCF
OO-YCH Britannia 253 13399 Young 9Q-CKG (Katale Aero Transport)  b/u Kinshasa (Zaire) by 00/01/92 after storage 00/00/79

 

 

 

Notes: registrations that have not been taken up in Belgian register (ntu) are excluded.

Some abbreviations used: app=approach, arr=arrived, a/w= all white, b/u=broken up, c/s=color scheme, dbr=damaged beyond repair, f/c=full colors, i/s= in service, l/n=last noted,  lsd=leased, msn=manufactory serial number, n/t=no titles,  opf=operating for, presum=presumable, reg=registration, rwy=runway, s/t=small titles, wfu=withdrawn from use. IATA codes are used for airports (see link-page on this web). Date is read as day/month/year. Numbers between {  } read as left=fatalities, right=survivers, +=fatalities on ground.  

Source: Turbo Prop Airliner Production List (TAHS), Aviation Letter, Scramble, Belgian Civil Aircraft since 1920 (MC Pub), Airlines & Airliners: Bristol Britannia (ADC).

Special thanks to B. Ceulemans for some additions and corrections.

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Fully updated in the first half of each month with changes in green (left column).


Last update: July 17, 2010