McDonnell Douglas MD-83 MSN 49940

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History

McDonnell Douglas MD-83, serial number 49940, line number 1788. Delivered to Cara in Dec 1990, registered N30016. Leased to Airtours International on 28 Dec 1990 as G-TTPT. Guinness Peat Aviation/GPA Group, arrived 27 Mar 1991, registered Mar 1991, withdrawn from use 28 Jan 1996, Manchester. Leased to Sunways on 3 Apr 1996 as TC-IND. Roll(ed) out full colours 16 Feb 1996, re-registered 5.3 Manchester, to Istanbul-Atatürk, Turkey 3 Apr 1996 as SunwaY, sas SwS 8 Sep 1996. Operated by AIAL Fin (registered Nov 1997) as EI-CPB. Registration res/flew Nimes-Shann-Nimes 24 Mar 1998 testflight AZ basic colours. Leased to Eurofly on 28 Apr 1998. Seen 17 Jul 1998 AZ colours, Eurofly titles, identified seen 13 Apr 2001 Paris-Charles de Gaulle, France, returned lessor Oct 2001, returned Cara Figari Sud-Corse Airport Nov 2001. Leased to Free Airways on 29 Nov 2001. Seen 20 Dec 2001 still parked Palermo, seen Paris-Charles de Gaulle, France 6 Jun 2002 full colours, seen Dinard 14 Jul 2002, cancelled 21 Mar 2003 exported to Bermuda, fate?. Leased to Aerorepublica Colombia in Jan 2004 as VP-BGI. 8 Jan 2005 Cali 0(134?) u/c collapse on landing after earlier hard landing at Cartagena, debris caused fire in engine 1 and ran off into field, 6 injured, owned by DeAH, cockpit located at roundabout near Cali Airport 24.02.08. Current status: written off in an accident.