ZK-NAK. Boeing 737-214. c/n 20156-181.

Was also registered as: N983PS; N323XV; TF-ISA; N457TM.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by Pacific Southwest Airlines - ?

First flown at Seattle (Boeing Field) - June 16, 1969

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N983PS - June 19, 1969

Registered to Pacific Southwest Airlines, San Diego, California

Accepted by Pacific Southwest Airlines at Seattle (Boeing Field) - June 19, 1969

Sold to New Zealand National Airways Corporation (NAC) - September 11, 1973

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NAK - September 11, 1973

Registered to New Zealand National Airways Corporation, Wellington

The aircraft was named 'Pihoihoi' (New Zealand lark)

It arrived in Christchurch on completion of the ferry flight from the United States - September 13, 1973

Operated its first NAC revenue service - September 1973

NAC was merged with Air New Zealand - April 01, 1978

This aircraft was the last aircraft operated in the NAC livery

Withdrawn from service and stored at Christcurch - February 07, 1986

The aircraft had flown 25,031 hours with 34,236 cycles

Sold to International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) - March 08, 1986

Departed Christchurch on the ferry flight to the United States - March 08, 1986

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - March 10, 1986

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N323XV - March 10, 1986

Leased to Presidential Airways, Washington DC as the registered operator for United Express

Sold to Aviation Sales Company, Florida - March 1987

The aircraft was withdrawn from service by Presidential and returned to ASC - June 1987

Leased to America West Airlines as the registered operator - June 29, 1987

Withdrawn from service and returned to ASC at the end of the lease - September 30, 1987

The aircraft was stored at Phoenix

Leased to Eagle Air, Iceland - April 01, 1988

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - April 1988

Entered onto the Icelandic Aircraft Register as TF-ISA - April 1988

Leased to Eagle Air as the registered operator

It was withdrawn from service and returned to the lessor - May 01, 1990

Cancelled from the Icelandic Aircraft Register - May 1990

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N323XV - May 1990

It was reregistered as N457TM - May 18, 1990

Registered to TEM Enterprises, Elko, Nevada t/a Casino Express

The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Opa Locka, Florida - April 02, 2002

It was prepared for lease to Air Guinea - January 2005

It was painted into the Air Guinea livery but the lease was not taken up

It was ferried Opa Locka - Barranquilla (Colombia) for long term storage

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - ?

The aircraft was scrapped at Barranquilla, Colombia - 2013

 

 

ZK-NAK. NAC National Airways - 'Pihoihoi' in the standard livery at Wellington Airport, April 26, 1974.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-534.)

ZK-NAK. NAC National Airways - 'Pihoihoi' in the standard livery at Momona Airport, November 03, 1974.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-531.)

ZK-NAK. NAC National Airways - 'Pihoihoi' in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, November 04, 1974.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-535.)

ZK-NAK. NAC Wings of the Nation - 'Pihoihoi' in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, circa 1976.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-194.)

ZK-NAK. Air New Zealand - 'Pihoihoi' in the transitional livery at Wellington Airport, January 1981.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-058.)

ZK-NAK. Air New Zealand - 'Pihoihoi' in the transitional livery at Wellington Airport, March 1982.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-532.)

ZK-NAK. Air New Zealand - 'Pihoihoi' in the transitional livery at Wellington Airport, March 1982.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-533.)

N457TM. Casino Express - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, June 1994.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-212.)