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VH-INK. Douglas Dc-4-1009. c/n 42994-55.
Converted to:
ATL-98A Carvair. c/n 42994-55-20.
Originally built for Det Norske Luftfartsselskap A/S - becoming LN-IAE - June 24, 1946 Transferred to S.A.S. - August 1, 1948 Aircraft was named 'Olav Viking' Sold to Japan Air Lines - October 27, 1956 Entered onto Japanese Aircraft Register as JA-6012 Aircraft was named 'Mikasa' Leased to Korean Air Lines - October 29, 1962 to 1963 Entered onto Korean Aircraft Register as HL-4003 - October 1962 Sold to Ansett-A.N.A. - August 1963 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-INK - February 21, 1964 Overhauled at Hong Kong prior to acceptance - April 21, 1964 Departed Hong Kong on delivery flight to Melbourne - April 21, 1964 Arrived Melbourne's Essendon Airport at conclusion of delivery flight - April 22, 1964 Was operated by Ansett-A.N.A. as a pure freighter Withdrawn from use for conversion to Aviation Traders ATL-98A Carvair freighter - 1965 Arrived on delivery flight to Southend for conversion - June 20, 1965 Flight crew: Capts S. Hayward, B. Brett, J. Blair; Navigator W.C. Kennedy; Engineer B. Butterfield Ferry route: Melbourne-Perth-Cocos Islands-Karachi-Cairo-Southend Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - July 19, 1965 Re-flown as a ATL-98 Carvair - October 27, 1965 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as an ATL-98 - VH-INK - October 28, 1965 Departed Stansted on redelivery to Ansett-A.N.A. - November 4, 1965 Flight crew (known): Capt S. Hayward; Navigator E.W.P. Adams Ferry route: Athens-Damascus-Bahrain-Karachi-Colombo-Cocos Islands-Perth-Melbourne Arrived at Melbourne's Essendon Airport at conclusion of ferry flight - November 10, 1965 Repainted into the Ansett Airlines of Australia Air Cago 'delta' livery - September 12, 1969 Operated its final revenue service - March 9, 1973 Placed in storage at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport Sold to Australian Aircrat Sales Pty Ltd - January 1, 1974 Leased to PT Seulawah Air Services - July 16, 1975 Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Seletar Airport, Singapore - July 17, 1975 Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - August 25, 1975 Did not enter service with Seulawah and was returned to A.A.S. - August 16, 1976 Stored at Seletar Airport Sold to James A. Cunningham - March 1978 Ferried from Brisbane to Auckland - September 17, 1978 Leased to Nationwide Air - September 1978 Entered onto New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NWA - September 1978 When Nationwide ceased trading it was placed in storage at Nelson, New Zealand - April 1979 Sold to Turner Aviation - December 21, 1982 Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N406JT Sold to Pacific Aerolift Cargo - ferried to Hamilton for complete overhaul - 1983 Aircraft was named 'Ruth 1' Pacific Aerolift did not commence operations with this aircraft Sold to Hawaii Pacific Air Inc - June 25, 1990 Aircraft reregistered as N5459X Sold to Air Cargo Hawaii - January 23, 1992 Sold to Roberts Hawaii Inc - September 1993 Aircraft placed in storage at Honolulu - June 1995 Sold to Airline Marketing Consultants Inc - July 29, 1996 Sold to Hawkair Aviation Services Ltd - April 1997 Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - April 14, 1997 Entered onto Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GAAH - June 5, 1997 Underwent extensive modifications & strengthening to the cabin floor before entering service This enabled it to carry drums of diesel fuel to the gold mines and backload gold ore concentrate Suffered damage on landing at Wrangell, Alaska with a retracted nose gear - June 30, 1997 Repaired and returned to service Withdrawn from use and stored at Terrace, B.C. - 1999 Sold to Brooks Fuel Inc and rebuilt to airworth condition Cancelled from Canadian Aircraft Register - December 27, 2002 Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N898AT - March 4, 2003 Registered to Brooks Fuel Inc Used under FAR91 for contract fuel delivery within Alaska Aircraft was destroyed in a landing accident at Nixon Fork Mine, McGrath, Alaska - May 30, 2007 Was landing with a tail-wind when caught in a down draught Right main landing gear clipped the end of the runway, sending the aircraft into a wild slide The aircraft's cargo of 3,000 US gallons of fuel in bladders remained intact Flight crew survived the accident but aircraft was written-off |
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VH-INK. Ansett-ANA 'Cargomaster' - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, September 1964. (G. Bennett Collection. 1125-347.) |
VH-INK. Ansett-ANA Air Cargo - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown. (G. Bennett Collection. 1125-346.) |
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VH-INK. Ansett-ANA Air Cargo - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, December 1966. (B. Dannecker Collection. 1125-171.) |
VH-INK. Ansett-ANA Air Cargo - in the full livery at Adelaide Airport, December 1967. (P. J. Gates Collection. 1125-209.) |
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VH-INK. Ansett Air Cargo - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, March 1973. (R. N. Smith Collection. 1125-018.) |
VH-INK. Ansett Air Cargo - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, May 1973. (R. N. Smith Collection. 1125-226.) |
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VH-INK. A.A.S. - in basic Ansett 'delta' livery at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, May 1973. (G. Bennett Photograph. 1125-345.) |
VH-INK. A.A.S. - in basic Ansett 'delta' livery at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, August 1973. (E. D. Daw Collection. 1125-490.) |
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VH-INK. A.A.S. - in basic Ansett 'delta' livery at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, January 1974. (R. N. Smith Collection. 1125-227.) |
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VH-INK. AAS Seulawah Air - in basic Ansett Air Cargo 'delta' livery at Melbourne Airport, July 1975. (P. J. Gates Collection. 1125-173.) |
VH-INK. AAS Seulawah Air - in basic Ansett Air Cargo 'delta' livery at Melbourne Airport, July 1975. (R. N. Smith Collection. 1125-107.) |
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ZK-NWA. Nationwide Air - in the full livery at Nelson Airport, January 1979. (R. N. Smith Collection. 1125-169.) |
ZK-NWA. Nationwide Air - in the full livery at Nelson Airport, February 1981. (R. N. Smith Collection. 1125-251.) |
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ZK-NWA. Pacific Aerolift Cargo - in the basic livery without titles at Nelson Airport, March 1984. (R. N. Smith Collection. 1125-250.) |
ZK-NWA. Pacific Aerolift Cargo - in the full livery at Nelson Airport, March 1984. (R. N. Smith Collection. 1125-273.) |
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N5459X. Hawaii Pacific Air - in the full livery at Honolulu Airport, July 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection. 1125-229.) |
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C-GAAH. Hawk Air - in basic Hawaii Pacific livery at Terrance Airport, June 1997. (G. Bennett Collection. 1125-403.) |
C-GAAH. Hawk Air - in basic Hawaii Pacific livery at Terrance Airport, July 1999. (R. N. Smith Collection. 1125-196.) |
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N898AT. Brooks Fuel - in the full livery at Fairbanks Airport, August 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection. 1125-482.) |
N898AT. Brooks Fuel - after the landing accident at Nixon Fork Mine, June 2007. (B. Martin Photograph via Oldwings. 1125-516.) |
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N898AT. Brooks Fuel - after the landing accident at Nixon Fork Mine, June 2007. (B. Martin Photograph via Oldwings. 1125-517.) |
N898AT. Brooks Fuel - after the landing accident at Nixon Fork Mine, June 2007. (B. Martin Photograph via Oldwings. 1125-518.) |
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N898AT. Brooks Fuel - after the landing accident at Nixon Fork Mine, June 2007. (B. Martin Photograph via Oldwings. 1125-519.) |
N898AT. Brooks Fuel - after the landing accident at Nixon Fork Mine, June 2007. (B. Martin Photograph via Oldwings. 1125-520.) |
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