VH-CZC. Boeing 737-377. c/n 23655-1274.


Ordered new by Ansett with finance provided by Credit Lyonnais Australia Ltd

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - August 11, 1986

First flown as VH-CZC - September 9, 1986

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZC - September 25, 1986

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Accepted by Ansett at Seattle - September 25, 1986

Departed Seattle on delivery flight - September 25, 1986

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - September 28, 1986

Delivery route: Seattle-Hilo (overnight)-Nadi (overnight) - Melbourne

Flight crew: Capts E. Walters, K. Wallace; Check Captain R. Costello;

Engineers M. Trevaskis, M. Pulaski (Boeing)

Operated first Ansett revenue service Melbourne-Brisbane as AN52 - October 6, 1986

Flight crew: Capts W. Hanrahan, E. Stewart

Operated inaugural Qantas Brisbane-Honiara-Brisbane 737 service under charter - June 3, 1990

Flight crew: Capts J. Snowball, P. Feeney

Operated final Qantas Brisbane-Honiara-Brisbane service as QF471/472 - August 9, 1992

Operated final Ansett service Sydney-Melbourne as AN55 - September 10, 2001

Ferried Melbourne-Auckland as AN4805 - September 10, 2001

Flight crew: Capt D. McCutcheon; F/O M. Blain

Aircraft undergoing heavy maintenance when Ansett suspended all operations - September 13, 2001

Aircraft placed in storage at Auckland

Advertised for immediate sale by Aviation Capital Group - December 20, 2001

Aircraft had flown 43,595 hours with 30,789 landings as of September 13, 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 as AN40 (Capt J. Hudson, R. Laidlaw) - June 17, 2003

Placed in open storage at Melboure 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 as AN40 on ferry flight to U.S.A. with non-Ansett crew - August 22, 2003

Ferry route: Sydney-Pago Pago-Honolulu-Oakland-Tucson

Arrived at Tucson, Arizona at conclusion of delivery flight - August 23, 2003

Entered onto the U.S. 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

Entered commercial service with Magnicharters - December 6, 2003

Current


VH-CZC. Ansett Australia - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Brisbane Airport, March 1994.

VH-CZC. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Brisbane Airport, June 1997.