VH-CZV. Boeing 737-277A. c/n 22654-862.


Ordered new by Ansett Airlines

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - March 22, 1982

First flown as VH-CZV - April 15, 1982

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZV - April 16, 1982

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Accepted by Ansett at Seattle - April 21, 1982

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - April 24, 1982

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - April 27, 1982

Delivery route: Seattle-San Francisco-Hilo-Nadi-Melbourne

Operated first revenue service as AN1 Melbourne-Hobart - May 7, 1982

Operated the inaugural Sydney-Hamilton Island service - July 7, 1984

Operated its final revenue service as AN39 Sydney-Melbourne (Capt C. Denaro) - January 26, 1987

Aircraft had flown 11,000 hours

Departed Melbourne on ferry flight to U.S.A. as AN560 - January 30, 1987

Ferry route: Melbourne-Nadi-Apia-Hilo-Seattle (Paine Field)

Flight crew: Capts E. Walters, L.W. Gillham, T.R. May; Engineer B. Burgess;

Boeing Support crew F. Zappert, M. Pulaski

Sold to Wilmington Trust Co, DE - February 1987

Sold to EFC Leasing Company - February 16, 1987

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 2, 1987

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N187AW - March 4, 1987

Registered to EFC Leasing Company

Leased to America West Airlines

Converted to America West configuration by Elsinore Aviation Services, Waco, Texas

Operated final America West revenue service as HP643 Ontario-Phoenix - November 30, 2004

Ferried Phoenix-Goodyear as HP7603 for storage - December 14, 2004

Broken up at Goodyear

Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - March 16, 2005

Scrapped at Goodyear