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ZK-NES. de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102A. c/n 125. Was also registered as: B-15203; P2-MCJ. |
This aircraft was rolled out of the de Havilland Canada Downsview plant - November 04, 1988 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GETI - ? Registered to de Havilland Canada, Downsview, Canada First flown as 'C-GETI' - November 1988 Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PWC120A turboprop engines Accepted by Great China Airlines, Taipei at Downsview - December 09, 1988 Entered onto the Chinese Aircraft Register as B-15203 - ? Returned to Bombardier Aircraft Trading - November 1995 Sold to Tasman Pacific Airlines of N. Z. Limited - December 1995 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NES - December 01, 1995 Registered to Ansett New Zealand Limited It arrived at Tamworth for overhaul by Eastern Australia Airlines - December 03, 1995 Leased to Ansett New Zealand - April 1996 Ferried Tamworth - Christchurh - April 05, 1996 The aircraft was configured to seat 40 passengers It was named 'City of Palmerston North' Operated its first revenue service - ? Registered to Tasman Pacific Airlines of N.Z. - August 29, 2000 Ansett New Zealand ceased operations - September 03, 2000 To understand the Qantas New Zealand lineage please click 'HERE' 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 Sold to Finova Capital Plc, Auckland - June 26, 2001 Leased to Origin Pacific Airways Ltd as the registered operator - September 20, 2002 Returned to Finova Capital - June 07, 2003 The aircraft was again placed in open storage at Christchurch Leased to Airlines of PNG Ltd - July 2003 Departed Christchurch on the ferry flight to Port Morseby - August 20, 2003 It arrived at Port Morseby on completion of the ferry flight - August 21, 2003 Ferry route: Christchurch - Norfolk Island - Brisbane - Cairns - Port Moresby Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - August 25, 2003 Entered onto the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-MCJ - August 26, 2003 Registered to Finova Capital Plc Leased to Airlines of PNG as the registered operator The aircraft crashed 33 kms south Madang Airport, Papua New Guinea - October 13, 2011 Three crew members and one passenger survived - twenty-eight passengers were killed The aircraft was written off as 'destroyed' To read the ATSB report on this accident please click 'HERE' |
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ZK-NES. Ansett New Zealand - in the 'Starmark' livery at Nelson Airport, May 1998. (M. Richardson Copyright Image 2923-068.) |
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ZK-NES. Ansett New Zealand - 'City of Palmerston North' in the 'Starmark' livery at Nelson Airport, October 1999. (M. Richardson Copyright Image 2923-069.) |
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ZK-NES. Ansett New Zealand - 'City of Palmerston North' in the 'Starmark' livery at Wellington Airport, February 2000. (M. Richardson Copyright Image 2923-066.) |
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ZK-NES. Qantas New Zealand - in the standard livery at Wellington Airport, January 2001. (M. Richardson Copyright Image 2923-067.) |
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ZK-NES. Qantas New Zealand - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, August 06, 2001. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 2923-070.) |
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ZK-NES. Qantas New Zealand - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, July 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-144.) |
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ZK-NES. Qantas New Zealand - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, July 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-145.) |
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ZK-NES. Origin Pacific - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, January 22, 2003. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 2923-071.) |
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P2-MCJ. Airlines PNG - in the standard livery at Port Moresby Airport, May 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2924-019.) |