Dates

Event

1954

Constructed as a DC-7.

22 November 1954

To United Airlines with new c/r N6321C.
Operated with markings: Mainliner Detroit

April 1964

To Dooley Sales Corporation keeping c/r N6321C.
Markings added: City of Oakland

By 24 January 1965

To Dooley Sales Corporation keeping c/r N6321C.

24 January 1965

Involved in an incident.
Summarized NTSB narrative from report number DEN65A0050: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 22:45 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Stapleton Airport, Denver, CO. Collided with a parked aircraft while taxiing from landing. The factors included; congested traffic pattern.
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

1966

To OSCAR HINDS, Denver, CO keeping c/r N6321C.

1968

To Temple Airlines International keeping c/r N6321C.

12 February 1970

To Ports of Call Travel Club, Denver, CO keeping c/r N6321C.

29 June 1970

Civil registration, N6321C, cancelled.

1971

The aircraft was then bought by Garwood C. Andresen for $1000 to use in his pre-school, saving the aircraft from the scrapman.

21 September 1971

Transported by ground.
At midnight on September 21st 1971, N6321C was lifted over the Stapleton Airport fence after her wings and tail were removed to clear the traffic signals, and then pulled much like a trailer on her own wheels for about 8 miles through the Denver city streets, before being craned to her final resting place.

To Iliff Pre School, Englewood-Glendale, Denver, CO.
View the Location Dossier

Transferred to a school.

11 August 2011

Photographer: Michael Kelly
Notes: The Iliff Preschool and Kindergarten, in the suburbs of Denver are using this DC-7 as a classroom