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Posted by Mark Bermudez (m2eagle2)
on 8/13/2008, 11:33 pm, in reply to "Re: PAN AM 747-123 JUMBO JET N743PA"
70.119.80.3
Hi Willie and Liam,
I double checked the production lists on ex N743PA, Clipper Black Sea, and this Boeing 747 - 121 comes up as stored. Right now this jet is listed as stored at Marana-Pinal Airpark Airport (MZJ), Marana, Arizona.
AIRCRAFT DETAILS
Manufacturer: Boeing
Model: 747-121
Aircraft Type: Fixed Wing Multi-Engine
Const. No: 19650
Line Number: 24
Engine MFR: Pratt & Whitney
Engine Model: 4X JT9D – 3A
Engine Type: Turbojet
Operator: Pan American World Airways
Registration: N743PA
Clipper Name: Derby >> Black Sea
AIRCRAFT HISTORY
Manufacturer’s first flight: 03 / 11 / 1970
Service Dates: 1970 to 1991
Registration: N743PA, N490GX, N617FF, CONV. 747-121(F) N617FF
Summary: Delivered to Pan Am as Clipper Derby, renamed Clipper Black Sea. Converted for Civil Reserve Air Fleet Use (CRAF) 1986.
DELIVERY DATE OPERATOR REGISTRATION
03 / 28 / 1970 Pan Am N743PA
03 / 01 / 1992 Wilm N490GX
08 / 28 / 1995 Tower Air N617FF
05 / 26 / 2004 Logistics Air N617FF
CURRENT STATUS
Fate: Stored
Location: Marana- Pinal Airpark airport (MZJ), Marana, Arizona
Date: N/A
Owner: LOGISTIC AIR INC
Registration: N617FF
Comments: N/A
FAA information:
FAA Registry
N-Number Inquiry Results
________________________________________
N617FF is Assigned
Serial Number 19650 Type Registration Corporation
Manufacturer Name BOEING Certificate Issue Date 06/07/2004
Model 747-121 Status Valid
Type Aircraft Fixed Wing Multi-Engine Type Engine Turbo-Jet
Pending Number Change None Dealer No
Date Change Authorized None Mode S Code 52004502
MFR Year 1970 Fractional Owner NO
________________________________________
Registered Owner
Name LOGISTIC AIR INC
Street 564 WEDGE LN
City FERNLEY State NEVADA Zip Code 89408-5658
County LYON
Country UNITED STATES
________________________________________
Airworthiness
Engine Manufacturer P & W Classification Standard
Engine Model JT9D-3A Category Transport
A/W Date 03/25/1970
AIRFRAME #19650 - PHOTOS
1) Operator: Pan American World Airways
Registration: N743PA
Country: USA
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=N743PA&distinct_entry=true
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5977855
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5904535
http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1015543&size=M
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0687477/L/
http://members.aol.com/airnikon/pa/b747257.jpg
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0032654/M/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/176430/M/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/536600/L/
2) Operator: Wilm
Registration: N490GX
Country: USA
No Photos on the internet
3) Operator: Tower Air
Registration: N617FF
Country: USA
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=35888
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5632541
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5920344
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5930172
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5988151
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?front=yes&s=1&keywords=N617FF
4) Operator: Logistics Air (Tower Air Cargo)
Registration: N617FF
Country: USA
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=35888
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5632541
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5920344
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5930172
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5988151
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?front=yes&s=1&keywords=N617FF
http://www.abcdlist.nl/photo/n617ff.html
Have a great day,
Mark Bermudez
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University graduate & alumni
Research Aviation historian
Plane spotter
FAA Certified Aircraft Mechanic
References
FAA N- Number registry Results
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNumSQL.asp?NNumbertxt=617FF
Operator History
http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b747-19650.htm
HTTP://WWW.ABCDLIST.NL/BOEING_SEATTLE_02.HTML
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: Can anyone help me out to where this big jet
: Clipper BLACK SEA might be today and was she
: used as a charter flight back in the early
: or late seventies when the grounding of the
: DC-10 jets world wide happened after the
: chicargo crash for Qantas or AIR N,Z at all
: I know the Kiwi airline only operated
: DC-10-30 DC-8-52 jets back then. Thank you
:
: Regards
: Liam Taj
:
: Hi Liam i can help you a little with our PAA
: ladie N743PA. Unfortunaley she is now
: scrapped her last operator was TOWER AIR who
: aquired her after the demise of PAN AM.
: N743PA was named Clipper Derby and entered
: service with PAN AM in 1970. Her c/n was
: 19650/24 while she was in service with PAN
: AM she was leased for six months in the
: early seventies to American Airlines then
: she was returned repainted to her PAN AM
: colour scheme she was then renamed Clipper
: Black sea. When she bacame a Tower Air jet
: her rego then was N617FF now this ex PAA
: rego belongs to another airline operating
: with this rego.
:
: In 1979 after a few bad accidents with the
: DC-10 jets and the groundings PAN AM was put
: into red alert action for airlines stranded
: who used the DC-10 jets. Air New Zealand did
: charter a PAN AM 747-123 jet but this wasn't
: N743PA this was the regular jet on this long
: haul Pacific route Called Clipper Neptunes
: Car now also scrapped at Marina Pinal Park
: N742PA C/N 196491/18 which was the sister
: aircraft to N743PA. Qantas had there own
: fleet of 747-238 jets. I can say there were
: many charter flights made by PAN AM from
: airlines around the world and some of our
: 747's 747sp jets L1011'A were pulled from
: maintance to be used to cover the stranded
: airliners with passengers. At that time Liam
: PAN AM was put to it's limits but helped
: other airliners as well as managing there
: own daily flights without disruptions or
: flight cancellations. I hope this info helps
: you out. Than you
:
: Regards
: Willie Singh former PAA pilot
: Pan American World Airways
: SAY HELLO TO PAN AM
:
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