Ordered new by Ansett Airlines

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - April 28, 1982

First flown as VH-CZX - May 15, 1982

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZX - May 26, 1982

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Accepted by Ansett at Seattle - June 2, 1982

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - June 4, 1982

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - June 7, 1982

Delivery route: Seattle-Hilo-Pago Pago-Nadi-Melbourne

Flight crew: Capts C. Bird, K. Patton; LAMEs B. Dawson, G. Irvine, L. Szynanski

Operated first revenue service as AN396 Melbourne-Canberra (Capt R. Hopkins) - June 17, 1982

Operated its final revenue service Adelaide-Melbourne (Capt P. A. Kentley) - September 15, 1986

Aircraft had flown 10,000 hours

Departed Melbourne on ferry flight to U.S.A. as AN562 - September 19, 1986

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

Flight crew: Capts E. Walters, K. Wallace; LAME M. Trevaskis

Sold to CIT Leasing Corp - September 21, 1986

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 15, 1986

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N189AW - October 15, 1986

CIT Leasing Corp

Leased to America West Airlines

Converted to America West configuration by Tramco at Paine Field

Sold to State Street Bank Trust, Connecticut NA Trustee, Hartford, CT - August 28, 1998

Operated final America West revenue service as HP643 Ontario-Phoenix - January 19, 2005

This was the final flight of an America West 737-200 series aircraft

Flight crew: Capts T. Townsend, T. Townsend (father & son)

Party was held to celebrate this event with staff allowed to adorn aircraft with signatures and messages

Ferried Phoenix-Goodyear as HP7816 for storage - January 21, 2005

Flight crew: Capts V. Hardy, B. Readle

Aircraft had flown a total of 55,647 hours

Registered to U.S. Bank National Assoiation Trustee, Boston, MA - April 12, 2005

Sold to Newjet Corp, Miami, Florida - July 1, 2005

Registered to Newjet Corporation - July 26, 2005

Sold to Magnum Airdynamics Inc, Florida for scrapping - November 2005

Aircraft minus cockpit and was sitting on blocks at Goodyear - March 2006

Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - February 23, 2007

Scrapped at Goodyear