Boeing 727-200F · 224 MSN 20659
Registration PR-GMA · ATA Brasil Cargo
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
03 Oct 1973
Delivery
15 Oct 1973
Age
53.1 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Boeing 727-224, serial number 20659, line number 979, first flight 3 Oct 1973. Delivered to Continental Airlines on 15 Oct 1973, registered N29730. Withdrawn from use seen 21 Jun 1994 Kingman AZ/ N24730 NTU/own NoTT May 1993, returned NaB 30 Mar 1994. Operated by Capital Cargo Airlines on 12 Jun 1995. Modified (*224F). Seen 17 Jul 1995 old Continental Airlines colours Kingman, BoNY 8 Mar 1996, Aviation Capital Group 22 Mar 1996, First Security Bank of Utah 22 Mar 1996, First Security Bank new name/renamed Jul 1996, converted *F Dec 1996. Operated by Sterling-TNT Express WW on 26 Feb 1997 as OY-SEY. Arrived Stst 7 Aug 1996 xCOA colours, 4 Mar 1997 Sterling, withdrawn from use 28 Jun 2002, ferried to Southend 29 Jun 2002, seen 6 Aug 2002 inside hangar still Dade Collier Training and Transition Airport, Miami colours, for USA and lessor returned Aug 2002, seen withdrawn from use Southend 11 Jan 2003, returned Naabi Ltd 24 Feb 2003, cancelled 24 Feb 2003, also repossessed cancelled 3 Sep 2003 to PR-GMA. Operated by ATA Brasil Cargo on 4 Oct 2003 as PR-GMA. Seen at Southend 30 Apr 2003 re-registered, seen 8 Jul 2003 del. due, airline not confirmed (no full colours?), departed 4 Oct 2003 via Oporto, seen in service Recife 10 Jun 2004 Comandante FAP German Arias Graziani Airport, Anta Brasil colours, withdrawn from use ar. 2005, stored Goiânia Santa Genoveva International Airport, Goiânia seen Nov 2006 dirty but complete, seen 20 Apr 2018 withdrawn from use. Current status: stored.
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