HISTORY:

N960N

Ship 910

McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-31 series

manufacturer serial number - 47256

assembly line number - 326

date of manufacture - 15 May 1968

date of delivery - 17 June 1968

Tenth DC-9 aircraft for North Central Airlines

1 July 1979 - merged with Southern Airways to form Republic Airlines - ship 910

1 October 1986 - merged with Northwest Airlines - ship 9910

5 May 2005 - damaged badly by fuel truck in the nose section

25 September 2008 - written off and deregistered

Late 2008 - used for training with the MSP Fire Department

Total Time: 17,463 hours (approximate)

Aircraft Cycles: 13,335 flights (approximate)

Aircraft Seen :

22 May 2005 - parked at Minneapolis/StPaul, MN (MSP) with damage to nose section and absent engines

Late 2008 to current day - can be seen at Minneapolis / St Paul Int'l Airport near the old "Navy Ramp"

by the approach end of runway 12R as a training platform for the MSP Airport Fire and Rescue Dept.

The airplane is complete with an all white paint scheme with "FIRE TRAINING" written in red along the

front fuselage under the windows.

revision date: June 2014      comments and additions: please email