Boeing 737 Classic · 301 MSN 23261

Registration N543MS · AFSI 52

Scrapped

Identity

TypeBoeing 737 Classic
Variant301
FamilyB737CL
Series—
Line Number1157
Test Reg—

Operators

OperatorAFSI 52

Timeline

First Flight

26 Sept 1985

Delivery

11 Oct 1985

Age

41.1 yrs

Last Updated

29 Oct 2026

History

Boeing 737-301, serial number 23261, line number 1157, first flight 26 Sep 1985. Delivered to Piedmont Airlines on 11 Oct 1985, registered N312P. Merged into US Air on 5 Aug 1989 as N583US. Leased to America West Airlines on 20 Jun 1995 as N324AW. Seen at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport 5.7 full colours, seen in service 16.7 in service old registration on sticker, still 13.8, re-registered s208.95, General Electric Credit Corporation Jul 1995, First Security Bank 26 Mar 1999, owned by Wells Fargo Bank Northwest 21 Apr 2001, withdrawn from use and ferried to Phoenix Goodyear Airport returned Wells Fargo Bank Northwest basic colour scheme 10 Sep 2005, ferried to Pinal Airpark, Marana 17 Nov 2005, ferried to Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport for maintenance by VEM 7 Apr 2006, seen 14 Feb 2007. Leased to Kaliningrad Avia on 8 Aug 2007 as VP-BDB. Ceased operations 8 Sep 2009, ferried to QLA returned Wells Fargo Bank Northwest 10 Sep 2009, seen 15 Feb 2010. Operated by AFSI 52 on 24 May 2010 as N543MS. US registration cancelled permanently withdrawn from use 24 Aug 2010, seen being broken up 5 Sep 2010. Current status: scrapped.

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