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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-10 / MD-11 / KC-10 Extender
    Latest Model:DC-10-10
    Construction Number:46906
    Last Civil Registration:N171AA
    Compressed ID:McDD DC-10-10 cn 46906 cr N171AA
    Latest Owner or Location:ECS Refining Llc

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    Dates

    Event

    1972

    Constructed as a DC-10-10 by McDonnell Douglas.

    16 November 1972

    To Laker Airways with new c/r G-AZZD.

    2 August 1981


    Photographer: Lewis Grant
    Notes: At Gatwick Airport UK

    30 April 1982

    To Capitol Air with new c/r N916CL.

    10 May 1982

    Certificate of airworthiness for N171AA (DC-10-10, 46906) issued.

    October 1983


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: N916CL - McDonnell Douglas Dc-10-10 - Capitol Air at Miami International Airport (MIA) in October 1983


    Photographer: EX/ZX Collection
    Notes: At Miami International, Florida

    16 April 1984

    To Arrow Air with new c/r N916JW.

    18 October 1984

    To World Airways keeping c/r N916JW.

    20 January 1987

    To American Airlines with new c/r N171AA.

    Leased to Hawaiian Airlines.

    From 18 July 2000 to 12 June 2002

    To Federal Express Corp, Memphis, TN keeping c/r N171AA.

    June 2002

    To ECS Refining Llc keeping c/r N171AA.

    12 June 2002

    Civil registration, N171AA, cancelled.

    21 September 2002

    Scrapped.
    At Mojave Airport, CA.
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