This aircraft was the second of three additional airframes ordered new by Ansett Airlines - 1968

First flown at Long Beach as VH-CZH - August 1970

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZH - August 27, 1970

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne

Accepted by Ansett at Long Beach - August 28, 1970

Departed Long Beach on the delivery flight to Australia - August 28, 1970

It arrived Melbourne (Essendon) on completion of the delivery flight - August 31, 1970

Delivery route: Long Beach - Honolulu - Pago Pago - Tontouta - Melbourne

Flight crew: Captains R. Pyke, J. E. Elliott; F/O D. Ferguson; Navigator B. S. McEwen

Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Essendon) - Launceston - September 02, 1970

Operated its final revenue service Hobart - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as AN24 - November 29, 1981

Placed in open storage at Melbourne (Tullamarine)

The aircraft had flown 28,506 hours

Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to the United States - January 11, 1982

It arrived at Clearwater on completion of the ferry flight - January 15, 1982

Ferry route: Melbourne - Nadi - Pago Pago - Hilo - Seattle - Amarillo - St Petersburg (Clearwater)

Flight crew: Captains R. Neve, D. James, E. Walters; Engineers L. Hess, J. Sumner

Sold to Midway Airlines Inc

Overhauled by Air International Inc and converted to U. S. standards

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N934ML - March 02, 1982

Registered to Midway Airlines Inc

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 19, 1982

The aircraft was named 'City of Cleveland'

Sold to Investors Asset Holding Corp - October 31, 1988

Leased to Midway Airlines as the registered operator

Returned to Investors Assest Holding at the end of the lease - November 14, 1991

Ferried to Tucson for storage - November 1991

Sold to Capital Equipment Financing - January 11, 1992

Leased to Spirit Airlines Inc - April 29, 1992

Sold to Avteam Inc - February 20, 1998

Sold to Spirit Airlines - June 30, 1998

Sold to Finance Aereos Internacionales S.A. - July 2001

Leased to Aerorepublica SA, Colombia - July 2001

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - August 01, 2001

Entered onto the Colombian Aircraft Register as HK-4230X - August 01, 2001

The aircraft was damaged beyond repair during a take-off mishap at Bogota Airport - December 04, 2002

The aircraft was over rotated which caused the tail the scrape along the runway

The flight continued to Barranquila with the damaged tail section before being ferried back to Bogota

Inspection deemed that the aircraft was uneconomic to repair and it was scrapped at Bogota

It was repossessed by the leasing company - October 2004

It was observed at Bogota with many parts missing - February 11, 2005

Observed being scrapped at Bogota - April 06, 2005