N4999E - where is it?

GlennE.Chatfield

This airplane used to be based at DuPage airport, flying for Viking Express. It is C-45H 52-10905, AF.835. I have searched all I know how on the internet and cannot find what happened to this aircraft. Any help locating its current status would be welcomed.

Glenn

Helicopterfriend

Glenn, I found this but it dosen't seem to have enough damage to deregister

NTSB Identification: Unknown

14 CFR Part 135 Nonscheduled operation of GREAT LAKES IN

Event occurred Tuesday, September 25, 1973 in TORONTO,ONT,CAN, CD

Aircraft: BEECH C-45H, registration: N4999E

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5-0035 73/9/25 TORONTO,ONT,CAN BEECH C-45H CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 11700 TIME - 2323 N4999E PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - TORONTO INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,ILL TORONTO,ONT,CAN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: ROLL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- ELECTRICAL FAILURE,GR CRANKED DOWN,NOT LOCKED,COLLAPSED.INVESTIGATED & REPORTED BY CANADIAN GOVT.

In 1983

http://www.airliners.net/photo/0204967/

GlennE.Chatfield

I found those. My photos were taken in 1984, and it operated out of DuPage for a while after that, although I can't remember how much longer. Viking Express ended up moving all their operations over to Aurora Airport sometime in the late 1980s. I don't remember which planes they still had at that time. The FAA shows the registration cancelled in 1989, with reason "unknown."

At one time Viking had, I think, about 6 or 7 old C-45/Beech 18 types, an Aztec, and a Cessna 40. They had moved to DPA from MDW to save the fees at MDW, but kept enough of their operation there to pick up their loads. They'd take off in the late evening for Midway to pick up and then would return to DPA very early mornings. On nice days they'd take of in flights of 3 - which was really cool to see. On IFR days, O'Hare - our approach control - would tell us to release them on runway heading one minute apart.

After they moved to Aurora they got at least one DC-3, but then I lost track of them.