Boeing 747SP · SP31 MSN 21962

Timeline

History

Boeing 747-SP31, serial number 21962, line number 439, first flight 12 Mar 1980. Delivered to TWA on 21 Mar 1980, registered N57202. Leased to Boeing on 1 Feb 1981. Returned Twin Hills Airport 1 Jun 1981. Operated by Jet Aviation on 24 Jul 1984. Operated by Jet Associates in Nov 1985. Operated by TWA on 16 Jul 1986. Operated by American Airlines on 17 Jul 1986 as N601AA. Re-registered Feb 1987, K/S Nordic (First Security Bank of Utah) 17 Sep 1990, withdrawn from use 20 Jul 1992 Kansas City TT32692, 4759 Total landing (in combination with TT) /to First Security Bank of Utah, Santa Barbara 22 Feb 1993 for work by Lucas Aerospace, modified TRAMCO, Everett-Shann 10.2, Almaty 18 Feb 1994 full colours. Operated by Kazakhstan Airlines on 10 Feb 1994 as UN-001. Kazakhstan Government owned by 10 Feb 1994, arrived Almaty 18.2, in service 24.2/AFi Nov 1995, EI-SAI not taken up, leased back to Kaz. Government, returned Apr 1996. Returned to Air Finance Ltd as P4-AFE. Seen white no titles LHR/s7.07.96 West Palm Beach/s7.96 operated for Brunei (first announced), seen 21 Jan 1997 Las Veg. Operated by Atlanta Iceland/Palmbeach Aerospace on 3 Aug 1997 as TF-ABN. Owned by AiF/sMIA 21 Feb 1998 Star Air titles, titles removed, ferried to West Palm beach 26 Feb 1998, due returned Jul 1998, returned less Nov 1998. Returned to Air Finance Ltd as P4-AFE. Seen at Phoenix during fuel-stop, Luxembourg hangar by 18 Jul 1999, seen 14 Sep 1999, seen 29 Mar 2001 white, towed to Cargolux maintenance ramp 25 Feb 2002 to be parted out, seen 22 Mar 2002 being broken up, 23 May 2002 lowered to ground, 24 May 2002 cockpit cut off, seen 18 Jun 2002 now only small pieces left, but significant pieces remain: TFC in Velbert, Germany has most of the fuselage (without cockpit area) s08 as cabin simulator, while cockpit and upper deck remains at Cargolux s2010 to train emergency evacuation. Current status: stored.