ZK-NER. de Havilland Canada DHC-8-311B. c/n 374.
Was also registered as: ZS-NMC; C-GBZV; N374SC; N782BC;
C-FDYW; 5Y-MOC; N308H.
This aircraft was rolled out of the de Havilland Canada Downsview plant - May 27, 1994 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GFHZ - ? Registered to de Havilland Canada, Downsview First flown as 'C-GFHZ' - May 1994 Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PWC123E turboprop engines Accepted by South African Express Airlines at Downsview - June 07, 1994 Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-NMC - ? Withdrawn from service by SA Express - December 1997 Returned to Bombardier Aircraft Trading - January 1998 Cancelled from the South African Aircraft Register - January 28, 1998 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GBZV - February 1998 Registered to Bombardier Aircraft Inc, Downsview Sold to First Security Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah - November 09, 1998 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N374SC - ? Leased to Ansett New Zealand - January 2000 Delivery flight: Calgary - Anchorage - Petropavlovsk - Saipan - Honiara - Norfolk Island Accepted by Ansett New Zealand at Norfolk Island - March 03, 2000 Ferried Norfolk Island - Christchurch on delivery to Ansett New Zealand - March 03, 2000 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NER - March 04, 2000 Registered to Ansett New Zealand Limited To understand the Qantas New Zealand lineage please click 'HERE' Painted into the Ansett New Zealand livery prior to test flight - March 08, 2000 Operated its first revenue service Christchurch - Wellington as AN690 - March 13, 2000 Repainted into the Qantas New Zealand livery - July 28, 2000 This was the first aircraft to be rolled out in this livery Registered to Tasman Pacific Airlines of N.Z. t/a 'Qantas New Zealand' - August 08, 2000 Ansett New Zealand ceased operations - September 03, 2000 Tasman Pacific Airlines of NZ began operating as Qantas New Zealand - September 04, 2000 Qantas New Zealand ceased operations - April 21, 2001 The aircraft was placed in open storage at Christchurch - April 21, 2001 Registered to Bombardier Capital, Auckland - June 22, 2001 Registered to Origin Pacific Airways Ltd - July 13, 2001 Leased to Origin Pacific Airways Ltd as the registered operator - July 15, 2001 Operated its first revenue service Christchurch - Wellington as QO3112 - July 16, 2001 This was Origin Pacific's first DHC-8-300 service Repainted into the standard Origin Pacific livery - ? Returned to Bombardier Capital and cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - January 30, 2002 Sold to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah - January 31, 2002 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N782BC - January 31, 2002 Departed Christchurch on the ferry flight to Calgary - February 08, 2002 It arrived at Calgary on completion of the ferry flight for storage - February 19, 2002 It was observed stored at Calgary in a bare-metal finish - June 2003 Registered to Bombardier Services Corporation, Colchester, VT - March 05, 2004 Ferried Calgary - Great Falls, MT for legal reason prior to reregistering the aircraft - February 02, 2005 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - February 02, 2005 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FDYW - February 02, 2005 Ferried Great Falls - Calgary - February 02, 2005 Registered to Bombardier Inc, Downsview, Ontario - February 09, 2005 It was observed at Calgary with 'United Nations Humanitarian Air Services' titles in black - February 2005 Leased to DAC Aviation International, Kenya It was observed at Calgary awaiting the ferry flight to Kenya - April 2005 Departed Montreal on the ferry flight to Kenya - September 02, 2005 It arrived at Nairobi on completion of the ferry flight - September 04, 2005 Entered onto the Kenyan Aircraft Register as 5Y-MOC - September 05, 2005 It was observed operating UN Humanitarian Air Services - 2009 Cancelled from the Kenyan Aircraft Register - 2016 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N308H - August 21, 2017 Registered to Dynamic Aviation Group Inc, Bridgewater, VA Current with Dynamic Aviation - 2018 |
ZK-NER. Ansett New Zealand - in the 'all-white' livery at Christchurch Airport, May 28, 2000. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 2923-130.) |
ZK-NER. Qantas New Zealand - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, August 2000. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-127.) |
ZK-NER. Qantas New Zealand - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, December 06, 2000. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 2923-129.) |
ZK-NER. Qantas New Zealand - in the standard livery at Wellington Airport, January 2001. (M. Richardson Copyright Image 2923-128.) |
ZK-NER. Origin Pacific - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, August 12, 2001. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 2923-131.) |