ZK-NAM. Boeing 737-222. c/n 19758-16.
Was also registered as: N7302F; N12235.
This aircraft was ordered new by United Airlines - ? Entered onto the Brunei Aircraft Register as N737Q - March 09, 1968 Registered to The Boeing Aircraft Company, Renton, Washington First flown at Seattle (Boeing Field) - March 09, 1968 This aircraft was retained by Boeing and used as a test and company demonstrator It was reregistered as N1359B - July 01, 1970 Sold to New Zealand National Airways Corporation, Wellington - February 1974 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NAM - February 15, 1974 Registered to Zealand National Airways Corporation, Wellington The aircraft was named 'Pateke' (brown duck) Operated its first revenue service - February 1974 NAC was merged with Air New Zealand - April 01, 1978 Withdrawn from service - February 28, 1986 The aircraft had flown 23,259 hours with 31,801 cycles An intended lease to Bahamasair, Nassau was not taken up Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - April 17, 1986 Sold to International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) - April 18, 1986 Leased to Frontier Airlines, Denver, Colorado Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N7302F - April 18, 1986 Leased to Frontier Airlines as the registered operator Departed Christchurch on the ferry flight to the United States - April 18, 1986 The aircraft's lease was transferred to Continental Airlines - November 07, 1986 It was reregistered as N12235 - November 07, 1986 Leased to Continental Airlines, Houston, Texas as the registered operator It was ferried to Kingman, Arizona for storage - ? Ferried Kingman - Ardmore (Oklahoma) for storage - ? The aircraft was broken up at Ardmore - ? Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - January 06, 2000 |
ZK-NAM. National Airways - 'Pateke' in the original livery at Christchurch Airport, March 24, 1974. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-576.) |
ZK-NAM. National Airways - 'Pateke' in the original livery at Christchurch Airport, September 11, 1975. (J. Mounce Collection Copyright Image 4625-060.) |
ZK-NAM. National Airways - 'Pateke' in the original livery at Wellington Airport, April 26, 1976. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-575.) |
ZK-NAM. NAC wings of the nation - 'Pateke' in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-541.) |
ZK-NAM. NAC wings of the nation - 'Pateke' in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, October 01, 1976. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-578.) |
ZK-NAM. Air New Zealand - 'Pateke' in the transitional livery at Wellington Airport, May 06, 1979. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-577.) |
ZK-NAM. Air New Zealand - 'Pateke' in the transitional livery at Auckland Airport, January 1981. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-114.) |
ZK-NAM. Air New Zealand - 'Pateke' in the transitional livery at Auckland Airport, August 1981. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-115.) |
ZK-NAM. Air New Zealand - 'Pateke' in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, March 1983. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-116.) |
N7302F. Frontier - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, September 1986. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-218.) |