9V-SMT. Boeing 747-412. c/n 27137-990.
Was also registered as: B-2430.
This aircraft was ordered new by Singapore Airline - ? Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett (Paine Field) as 'N60797' - July 1993 Powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4056 engines First flown as 'N60797' - August 04, 1993 Entered onto the Singapore Aircraft Register as 9V-SMT - August 1993 Registered to Singapore Airlines Ltd Accepted by Singapore Airlines at Everett (Paine Field) - August 19, 1993 It was ;eased to Ansett International to cover the planned maintenance on VH-INH & VH-INJ - 1999 It was operated in the basic Singapore Airlines livery with Ansett Australia titles Ferried Singapore - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - April 07, 1999 Operated its first Ansett Australia revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Kansai as AN883 - April 08, 1999 Operated its final Ansett Australia revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Hong Kong as AN887 - April 23, 1999 Ferried Hong Kong - Singapore as AN4800 - April 24, 1999 Returned to Singapore Airlines at the end of the lease - April 24, 1999 It suffered a severe tail strike at Auckland whilst operating Auckland - Singapore as SQ286 - March 13, 2003 Returned to Auckland for inspection - the aircraft was subsequently nicknamed 'Scrape My Tail' Sold to Wells Fargo Bank Norrthwest NA Trustee - December 08, 2006 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N137GP - ? The aircraft was converted to freighter configuration by TAECO with work completed - April 2007 Sold to Guggenheim Aviation Partners Entered onto the Chinese Aircraft Register as B-2430 - May 11, 2007 Registered to Guggenheim Aviation Partners Leased to Great Wall Airlines as the registered operator Current with Great Wall Airlines - 2012 |
9V-SMT. Ansett Australia - in the basic 'Singapore Airlines' livery at Osaka Kansai Airport, April 1999. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4630-856.) |