Boeing 727-200F · 227 MSN 20838
Registration N196AJ · Amerijet Int
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
20 Feb 1974
Delivery
06 Mar 1974
Age
52.7 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Boeing 727-227, serial number 20838, line number 1017, first flight 20 Feb 1974. Delivered to Braniff Airways on 6 Mar 1974, registered N431BN. Red/yellow old colours, to BRNF Liquidating 12 May 1982. Operated by People Express on 8 Jul 1983 as N556PE. Leased to Pan Am on 15 Sep 1986. Stored Mojave seen 4 Aug 1991 seen at Newark white 25.7 returned Continental Airlines. Leased to Delta Airlines on 15 Aug 1991. Withdrawn from use Wilmington Trust Company May 1993 /seen at Del Shuttle 6 Jun 1993, returned less 8 Nov 1993, seen at Kingman AZ 29 Dec 1993, International Air Leases Jun 1995, Eastern Airlines 17 Jul 1995, to Amerijet. Operated by Amerijet Int on 17 Jul 1995 as N196AJ. Modified (*227F). Aug 1995, re-registered and converted Dec 1995, Amerijet to Pullman Bank and TC 2 May 2002, Aviation Sales Company 2 May 2002, seen stored West Palm Beach PBI 1 Dec 2002, identified seen 9 Jan 2003, JRS Avtn Inc 2 May 2002, 5 Mar 2003, seen 10 Jul 2003 stored, seen at Daytona Beach FGL 8 Nov 2003 parked (moved when?), seen 30 Dec 2005 still full Amerijet colours, JRS to Rapid Air and Spa Services NC 4 Apr 2006, still stored seen 18 Feb 2007 full colours, US Department of Justice (Landover MD) 20 Jun 2008, to Zangeneh Aeronautics Consulting Inc. 26 Sep 2008, seen stored Chino CA 24 Apr 2011, 2 Mar 2012 tipped on its back by wind, put back on 3 legs same day, cancelled 12 Sep 2013 permanently withdrawn from use Chino, seen 25 Jan 2014 withdrawn from use, seen 20 Sep 2014 full colour scheme with engines, dusty, Zangeneh 2 Dec 2016, being overhauled at Chino Airport, seen withdrawn from use 21 Apr 2017. Current status: stored.
Need a valuation for MSN 20838?
Market value, maintenance position and transaction analysis.