This aircraft was ordered new by Mesaba Airlines

Rolled off the British Aerospace production line at Woodford - 1998

Powered by four Textron Lycoming LF507-1F engines

This aircraft had seating for 69 Economy Class passengers

First flown as 'G-6-329' at Woodford - June 13, 1998

Accepted by Mesaba Airlines in the Northwest Airlines livery at Woodford - June 22, 1998

The Airworthiness Certificate was issued - July 02, 1998

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N513XJ - July 02, 1998

Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah

Leased to Mesaba Airlines as the registered operator

It was observed at Detroit in Northwest Airlines livery operated by Mesaba Airlines - July 07, 1998

Reregistered to FSB First Security Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah - September 29, 1999

Leased to Mesaba Airlines as the registered operator

Withdrawn from use and stored at Minneapolis - March 2006

Departed Minneapolis / St Paul on the ferry flight to the United Kingdom - April 27, 2006

Arrived Norwich on return to BAe Systems - April 29, 2006

Ferry route: Minneapolis / St Paul - Saginaw - St Johns - Reykjavik - Norwich

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - May 25, 2006

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-CDYK (CofR G-CDYK/R1) - May 25, 2006

Registered to BAE Systems (Funding One) Ltd, Farnborough, United Kingdom

It was observed stored at Exeter - October 22, 2006

Ferried Exeter - Norwich for painting into the Cityjet livery - July 03, 2007

Ferried Norwich - Exeter in the standard Cityjet livery - July 16, 2007

It was observed at Exeter in Cityjet livery named 'Rathin Island' - July 24, 2007

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - October 23, 2007

Entered onto the Irish Aircraft Register as EI-RJA - October 23, 2007

Registered to British Aerospace (Operations) Ltd

Leased to Cityjet as the registered operator

The aircraft had been reconfigured with 95 economy class seats

It was observed operating Cityjet services - October 25, 2007

The aircraft is recorded as having flown 25,579 hours - December 31, 2013

Operated its final Cityjet revenue service Paris (Charles de Gualle) - Dublin as Air France AF870D - March 03, 2014

Withdrawn from service at Dublin

Ferried Dublin - Cranfield for storage without titles - March 13, 2014

Cancelled from the Irish Aircraft Register - March 21, 2014

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-CDYK (CofR G-CDYK/R2) - March 26, 2014

Registered to Triangle (Funding One) Ltd, Hatfield, United Kingdom

It was prepared for lease to National Jet Express, Australia

Ferried Cranfield - Norwich for repainting into the Cobham livery - November 05, 2014

Ferried Norwich - Cranfield after repainting into the standard Cobham livery - November 14, 2014

Departed Cranfield on the ferry flight to Australia - November 27, 2014

Arrived Adelaide (West Beach) on completion of the ferry flight - December 01, 2014

Ferry route: Cranfield - Tirana - Luxor - ? - Lombok - Darwin - Cairns - Brisbane - Adelaide

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - December 02, 2014

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-NJW - December 04, 2014

Registered to Triangle (Funding One) Ltd, Hatfield, United Kingdom

Leased to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd / Cobham Aviation Services as the registered operator

The aircraft was acquired to operate the new Cobham FIFO contract for Gold Fields Australia

As such it was equipped with a 'gravel kit' to operated six flight per week to the Granny Smith mining site

Ferried Adelaide (West Beach) - Perth as JTE5500 - December 17, 2014

Operated its first revenue service Perth - Granny Smith as JTE950 - December 18, 2014

The aircraft was named 'Gordy McCullough' - September 18, 2015

Registered to National Jet Express Pty Ltd, Perth, Australia - August 02, 2016

The aircraft was damaged at Perth Airport - July 30, 2019

It was operating the Perth - Granny Smith Mine service as Cobham 958

The aircraft suffered a brake failure and it rolled from Bay 1 straight into the terminal building

It impacted a set of stairs and a light pole causing repairable damage to nose section

There were 62 passengers and 4 crew on board with no injuries reported

It was observed at a stand-off bay with black plastic covering the damaged nose - July 30, 2019

To view the ATSB report on this accident please click 'HERE'

The ATSB classed the damage as being 'substantial'

It was deemed to be uneconomical to repair and the aircraft was declared an 'insurance write-off'

The aircraft is stored at Perth awaiting scrapping