McDonnell Douglas MD-81 MSN 48051
Registration N806NK · Spirit Airlines
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
03 Mar 1981
Delivery
10 Jun 1981
Age
45.7 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
McDonnell Douglas MD-81, serial number 48051, line number 975. Delivered to Hawaiian Airlines on 10 Jun 1981, registered N829HA. Leased to PSA on 26 May 1985. Returned to Hawaiian Airlines on 15 Sep 1985. Withdrawn from use seen Oct 1990 Honolulu, Greensboro NC Nov 1991 returned United Aviation Services 11.11.90/WTC Nov 1992. Re-registered with Wilmington Trust Company in May 1993 as N817SJ. Operated by Sun Jet Int. Seen at St Petersburg, returned ItA 16 Jul 1997. Operated by Fairlines SA on 9 Oct 1997 as LX-FAA. Owned by FSB/sMIA 13 Oct 1997 metal/ro Mia 16 Dec 1997 as LX, rev. N-for testflight/FSB Dec 1997 N/frd to Lux 22 Feb 1998 still as N-/canc 25 Feb 1998, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, France 3 Mar 1998. Operated by FSB on 16 Nov 1998 as N980SB. Seen at Bear Creek 3 Airport to First Security Bank 16 Nov 1998, seen at Mun 22 Nov 1998, seen at Las Vegas 22 Dec 1998 stored, 1 engine miss, full Fairlines colours, identified 25 Apr 1999. Operated by Spirit Airlines on 18 Jun 1999 as N806NK. Seen at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport 8 Jul 1999 full colours, 28 Jul 1999, re-registered 2 May 2000, repossessed stored Ft Worth-Meacham by 24 Sep 2004. Current status: scrapped.
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