ZK-NAL. Boeing 737-214. c/n 20158-192.

Was also registered as: N985PS; N460AC; T3-VAL; N460AT.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by Pacific Southwest Airlines - ?

First flown at Seattle (Boeing Field) - July 18, 1969

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N985PS - July 24, 1969

Registered to Pacific Southwest Airlines, San Diego, California

Accepted by Pacific Southwest Airlines at Seattle (Boeing Field) - July 1969

The aircraft was withdrawn from service - September 1974

Sold to New Zealand National Airways Corporation (NAC) - September 09, 1974

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NAL - September 11, 1974

Registered to New Zealand National Airways Corporation, Wellington

It arrived in Christchurch on completion of the ferry flight from the United States - September 15, 1974

The aircraft was initially maintained as a spare aircraft to cover scheduled fleet maintenance

NAC was merged with Air New Zealand - April 01, 1978

Withdrawn from service and stored at Christcurch - April 1981

Sold to Polaris Aircraft Leasing - April 06, 1981

Departed Christchurch on the ferry flight to the United States - April 06, 1981

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - April 09, 1981

Sold to AirCal, Orange County, California - October 1981

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N460AC - October 1981

Registered to AirCal, Orange County, California

AirCal was merged with American Airlines - July 01, 1987

Leased to Braniff as the registered operator - September 15, 1989

Returned to American Airlines at the end of the lease and stored at Dallas (Love Field) - December 01, 1989

Leased to Valtec Aviation, Honolulu for operation by Air Tungaru, Kiribati - May 01, 1991

Entered onto the Kiribati Aircraft Register as T3-VAL - ?

Entered service with Air Tungaru - July 13, 1992

Withdrawn from Air Tungaru service and returned to American at the end of the lease - January 01, 1993

Cancelled from the Kiribati Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N460AC - January 1993

The aircraft was placed in long-term storage at Tucson, Arizona

Sold to Polaris Holding Company, San Francisco - November 1993

Leased to Conquest Sun Airlines, Fort Lauderdale, Florida as the registered operator - December 01, 1993

Entered service with Conquest - January 24, 1994

Conquest Sun Airlines was sold to AirTran Airlines, Orlando, Florida - September 1994

Registered to AirTran Airlines as N460AT - September 10, 1994

The aircraft was withdrawn from service - January 29, 2000

It was broken up at Opa Locka, Florida

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - July 06, 2000

 

 

ZK-NAL. NAC National Airways - in the basic 'PSA' livery at Christchurch Airport, September 15, 1974.

(J. Mounce Copyright Image 4625-540.)

ZK-NAL. NAC National Airways - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, November 07, 1975.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-536.)

ZK-NAL. NAC Wings of the nation - in the standard livery at Wellington Airport, March 24, 1978.

(A. Miller Copyright Image 4625-537.)

ZK-NAL. Air New Zealand - in the transitional livery at Auckland Airport, January 1980.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-059.)

ZK-NAL. Air New Zealand - in the transitional livery at Wellington Airport, date unknown.

(G. Reid Copyright Image 4625-583.)

N460AC. Conquest - in the transitional livery at an unknown airport, January 1994.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-594.)