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Constructed as a DC-4-1009. |
24 June 1946 |
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To Det Norske Luftfartsselskap with new c/r LN-IAE. |
1 August 1948 |
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To Scandanavian Air System keeping c/r LN-IAE. |
27 October 1956 |
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To Japan Air Lines with new c/r JA6012. |
29 October 1962 |
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To Korean Air Lines with new c/r HL4003. |
21 February 1964 |
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To Ansett-ANA with new c/r VH-INK. |
1965 |
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Converted to an ATL-98 by Aviation Traders.
Conversion Number 20. |
28 October 1965 |
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To Australian National Airways, Melbourne keeping c/r VH-INK. |
25 November 1969 |
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To Ansett Transport Industries keeping c/r VH-INK. |
12 April 1972 |
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Photographer: Danny Tanner
Notes: At Adelaide International Airport, South Australia |
1973 |
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Withdrawn from use.
Stored at Melbourne. |
From 1974 to 1975 |
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Intended for sale to Indonesian airline, Seulawah-Mandala Air Services - but the sale fell through and the aircraft ended up being stored at Singapore Selestar. |
30 March 1978 |
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To James A. Cunningham with new c/r N54598. |
29 September 1978 |
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To Leonard Lundy keeping c/r N54598. |
7 November 1978 |
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To Nationwide Air, Wellington with new c/r ZK-NWA. |
October 1979 |
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To James Air, Ltd. |
17 April 1992 |
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To Air Cargo Hawaii Ltd Partnership DBA, Honolulu, HA with new c/r N5459X. |
5 June 1997 |
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To Hawkair Aviation Services Ltd, Terrace, BC with new c/r C-GAAH. |
27 December 2002 |
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Civil registration, C-GAAH, cancelled.
Exported to the United States. |
4 March 2003 |
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To Brooks Fuel Inc, Fairbanks, AK with new c/r N898AT. |
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Based at Brooks Fuel/Don Brooks, Fairbanks, AK.
 View the Location Dossier |
12 August 2004 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for N898AT (DC-4, 42994) issued. |
By 30 May 2007 |
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To unknown owner with c/r N898AT. |
30 May 2007 |
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Crashed.
Summary: The airframe was destroyed. There were 55,753 hours on the airframe at the time. The cargo flight departed Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA), United States of America and was destined for Nixon Fork Mine, AK, United States of America. The accident occurred at Nixon Fork Mine, AK (United States of America) while landing. Narrative: The converted DC-4 cargo plane carried 3000 gallons of fuel to the Nixon Fork Gold Mine near McGrath, AK. This mine has a 4200 x 100 ft gravel runway (16/34)...
For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report. |
30 May 2007 |
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Crashed.
The accident occurred at the Nixon Fork Mine Airport (AK40) McGrath, AK, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The captain was making a VFR landing approach to a remote mining airstrip in a modified Douglas DC-4 airplane at the end of a cross-country nonscheduled cargo flight. The modified airplane had a raised cockpit above the fuselage to accommodate an upward swinging nose door...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report. |
8 April 2012 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for N898AT (DC-4, 42994) issued. |
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Written off. |
27 December 2016 |
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Civil registration, N898AT, cancelled. |
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