VH-CZC. Boeing 737-377. c/n 23655-1274. Was also registered as: N812AR; XA-MAA. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett with finance provided by Credit Lyonnais Australia Ltd - June 21, 1985 Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Boeing Field) - August 11, 1986 First flown as VH-CZC - September 11, 1986 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZC - September 25, 1986 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne Accepted by Ansett at Seattle (Boeing Field) - September 25, 1986 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia - September 25, 1986 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - September 28, 1986 Delivery route: Seattle - Hilo (overnight) - Nadi (overnight) - Melbourne Flight crew: Captains E. Walters, K. Wallace; Check Captain R. Costello; Engineers M. Trevaskis, M. Pulaski (Boeing) Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Brisbane as AN52 - October 06, 1986 Flight crew: Captains W. Hanrahan, E. Stewart Operated the inaugural Qantas Brisbane - Honiara - Brisbane 737 service under charter - June 03, 1990 Flight crew: Captains J. Snowball, P. Feeney Operated its final Qantas Brisbane - Honiara - Brisbane service as QF471/472 - August 09, 1992 The aircraft was leased to Air Pacific - January 09 - 10, 1993 Operated its final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as AN55 - September 10, 2001 Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Auckland as AN4805 - September 10, 2001 Flight crew: Captain D. McCutcheon; F/O M. Blain This aircraft was undergoing heavy maintenance when Ansett suspended all operations - September 13, 2001 The aircraft was placed in open storage at Auckland It had flown 43,595 hours with 30,789 landings as of September 13, 2001 It was advertised for immediate sale by Aviation Capital Group - December 20, 2001 Test flown at Christchurch as as VH-CZC - June 16, 2003 Test flown at Christchurch as as AN737 - June 17, 2003 Ferried Christchurch - Melbourne (Tullamarine) by Captain J. Hudson, R. Laidlaw as AN40 - June 17, 2003 Placed in open storage at Melboure (Tullamarine) in an all-white livery Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - August 21, 2003 Sold to AAR Aircraft & Engine Sales & Leasing, Wood Dale, Ilinois Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to U. S. A. with non-Ansett crew as AN40 - August 22, 2003 It arrived at Tucson, Arizona on completion of the ferry flight - August 23, 2003 Ferry route: Melbourne - Sydney - Pago Pago - Honolulu - Oakland - Tucson Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N812AR - August 29, 2003 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Leased to Grupo Turistico Magno SA de CV t/a Magnicharters - December 2003 Entered onto the Mexican Aircraft Register as XA-MAA - December 2003 Operated its first revenue service with Magnicharters - December 06, 2003 Operated its final revenue service - ? It was observed at Mexico City without titles and logos - May 2016 Ferried Mexico City - Las Vegas - ? Ferried Las Vegas - Mojave for storage - June 23, 2016 Cancelled from the Mexican Aircraft Register - ? Scrapped at Mojave - ? |
VH-CZC. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 1986. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-140.) |
VH-CZC. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 16, 1987. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4623-310.) |
VH-CZC. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 1988. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-963.) |
VH-CZC. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Brisbane Airport, March 1994. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-010.) |
VH-CZC. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Brisbane Airport, March 1994. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4623-311.) |
VH-CZC. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 1995. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4621-867.) |
VH-CZC. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Brisbane Airport, June 1997. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-011.) |
XA-MAA. Magnicharters - in the original livery at Mexico City Airport, December 2003. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-587.) |
XA-MAA. Magnicharters - in the revised livery at Mexico City Airport, January 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-588.) |