Boeing 727-200F · 230 MSN 21619

Registration J5-GCU · African Air Assistance

Written Off

Identity

TypeBoeing 727-200F
Variant230
FamilyB727-200
Series—
Line Number1407
Test Reg—

Operators

OperatorAfrican Air Assistance

Timeline

First Flight

20 Oct 1978

Delivery

03 Nov 1978

Age

48.0 yrs

Last Updated

29 Oct 2026

History

Boeing 727-230, serial number 21619, line number 1407, first flight 20 Oct 1978. Delivered to Lufthansa on 3 Nov 1978, registered D-ABKP. Withdrawn from use seen Dec 1991 Berlin Sch. Operated by Istanbul Airlines on 2 Apr 1992 as TC-AFN. Owned by since 1.03.92/hq seen 20 Apr 1996, Ist--Tucson 28.01.99-29.01.99 no titles. Operated by FSB/Finova on 25 Jan 1999 as N303FV. Modified (*230F). FINOVA 27 Jan 1999, freighter conversion at Tucson, seen 18 Mar 1999 stored as TC-, seen 18 Apr 1999 hangar, silver N-regd, First Security Bank to FINOVA Capital Corporation 28 Mar 2000, ferried Tucson-Amarillo 21 Jun 2001, seen stored Goodyear 17 Jan 2002 white, seen 4 Jul 2002, seen 24 Jan 2003. Operated by Ryan Int/Emery WW on 12 Feb 2003. Owned by FINOVA Capital Corporation, leased to Ryan, operated for Emery, ferried Tucson-Wichita 12 Feb 2003, seen at Orlando-International 4 Mar 2003 white, ferried PHX-Roswell 14 Aug 2003 presum for stored, seen at Goodyear 14 Oct 2004, ferried GYR-TUS-San Jose CR 18 Mar 2005, owned by FINOVA Capital Corporation, cancelled 28 Apr 2005 to Spain. Leased to Swiftair on 6 May 2005 as EC-JHC. Seen at Dubai International Airport 3 Jan 2006 in service white, Magnum Airdynamics Inc seen 5 Oct 2006 in service. Sub-leased to Plaza Servicios Aéreos. Seen at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport white, logo, operated by Swiftair. Operated by DHL-SNAS as HZ-SNE. Operated by African Air Assistance on 2 Jun 2009 as J5-GCU. 5 Nov 2009 Sinkrebaka nr Gao, Mali 0(X) deliberately set on fire on illegal desert airstrip 200 kilometres north of Gao after doing business as flight from Venezuela carrying drugs, ID repossessed Mar 2017 / bought, arrived Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport, Dakar white no titles. Current status: written off in an accident.

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