VH-CZI. Douglas DC-9-31. c/n 47527-618.


Ordered new by Ansett Airlines - 1968

First flown - February 1971

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZI - February 17, 1971

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Accepted by Ansett at Long Beach - February 18, 1971

Departed Long Beach on delivery flight to Australia - February 18, 1971

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

Flight crew: Capts R. Pyke, A. McNaughton. M. Price; Navigator W. C. Kennedy

Arrived Melbourne's Essendon Airport at conclusion of delivery flight - February 21, 1971

Operated its first revenue service Melbourne-Sydney - September 2, 1970

Operated its final revenue service as AN213 Adelaide-Melbourne - June 30, 1981

Placed in open storage at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport

Had flown 26,243 hours

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to U.S.A. - July 11, 1981

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

Flight crew: Capts J. Duff, B. King, J. Dorward; Engineer R. Horkings

Sold to Midway Airlines Inc

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

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N930ML - August 25, 1981

Registered to Midway Airlines Inc

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 4, 1981

Sold to Midway Airlines Inc - September 10, 1981

Sold to Investors Asset Holding Corp - June 28, 1989

Lease terminated by Midway Airlines and returned to Investors Assest Holding - November 14, 1991

Ferried to Marana, Arizona for storage - November 1991

Sold to ABL USA Enterprises Inc - March 19, 1993

Sold to Global Aircraft Sales Inc - April 1993

Leased to Zuliana de Aviacion t/a Zuliana Air - June 3, 1993

Entered onto Venezuelan Aircraft Register as YV-458C - June 1993

Cancelled from U.S. Aircraft Register - June 8, 1993

Returned to Global Aircraft Sales when Zuliana suspended operations - February 1997

Withdrawn from use and stored - February 1997