SAMOA AIRCRAFT REGISTER
Compiled by David Wise
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Formerly Western Samoa. 5W- Register started following independence in 1962.
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5W-AAA to 5W-ZZZ
Reg 5W- |
Issue | Reg date |
Type | Const No | History |
Aircraft operated in Western Samoa before start of 5W- register | |||||
(VH-UAC) | 1 | 6/37 | DH53 Humming Bird | 103 | ex VH-UAC/G-AUAC del from Australia 5/37 for J.Bower, Aleipata (continued to carry cancelled VH-marks). Reported being towed by vehicle in parade in 1946, otherwise usage and fate unknown. |
ZK-BMQ | 1 | 7/59 | P50 Prince 3C | P50/38 | ex VH-RSX/A90-1/(WZ409) (op Polynesian Airlines) cr Faelolo 6/60 scr cx 6/61 |
ZK-BYN | 1 | 2/61 | P50 Prince 3E | P50/48 | ex VR-TBN/G-AMPR (op Polynesian Airlines) wfu Faelolo 7/63 scr 65 cx 5/65 |
ZK-BYO | 1 | 2/61 | P50 Prince 3A | P50/25 | ex VR-TBD (op Polynesian Airlines) wfu Faelolo 2/63 scr (derelict 3/81) cx 5/65 |
Samoa 5W- register from 1962 | |||||
5W-FAA | 1 | 6/63 | C-47B-30-DK |
32895/16147 | ex ZK-AOZ/NZ3537/44-76563 (op Polynesian) cx ?/68 to PK-RDB (rems at Australian Heritage Centre, Darwin by 3/95) |
5W-FAA | 2 | 10/04 | DHC8-102 | 036 | ex P2-MCM/VH-TND/N806MX/C-GEVP (op Polynesian) to VH-QQG cx 9/07 |
5W-FAB | 1 | 7/65 | R4D-5 | 13996/25441 | ex N2203S/BuAer 17243/43-48180 (op Polynesian) ditched Faelolo 5/66 cx |
5W-FAC | 1 | 11/66 | C-47B-45-DK | 34224/16964 | ex ZK-APA/45-961/NZ3555 (op Polynesian) ditched Faelolo 1/70 cx |
5W-FAD | 1 | 3/68 | DC-4/C-54G-10-DO | 36036 | ex N17225/45-0583 (op Polynesian) to N6299 cx 8/69 then HC-ASC>CP-1090 cr Bolivia 1/84 |
5W-FAE | 1 | 6/69 | Pa22-160 | 22-5122R | ex ZK-BZC/ZK-BSA wfu 4/73 to ZK-BZC cx 5/76 |
5W-FAF | 1 | 8/69 | BN2A | 109 | ex G-51-42 (op Polynesian) cr 8/88 Asau cx c12/88 |
5W-FAG | 1 | 8/69 | Bo208C Junior | 601 | ex ZK-CJG to ZK-CJG cx c12/75 |
5W-FAH | 1 | 12/69 | C-47B-35-DK | 16567/33315 | ex ZK-BQKNZ3544/44-76983 (op Polynesian) rest as ZK-BQK 4/72 but not recertified wfu 6/73 to MoTaT 7/73 |
5W-FAI | 1 | 2/70 | C-47B-30-DK | 16387/33135 | ex ZK-AWP/NZ3543/44-76803 (op Polynesian) rev to ZK-AWP 7/73 to A3-AWP cx 11/05 |
5W-FAJ | 1 | 5/71 | FU-24 Mk II Utility | 140 | ex ZK-CXW/(VH-EOD)/VH-EPZ/ZK-CXW (op Samoa Avn Ltd on pass svcs) to VH-CCH 5/73 cx |
5W-FAK | 0 | <not traced> | |||
5W-FAL | 1 | ?/71 | C207 | 20700196 | ex N1596U to ZK-DRY 10/75 |
5W-FAM | 1 | ?/72 | C172K | 17258484 | ex N84467 to ZK-PAM cx 3/83 |
5W-FAN | 1 | 1/72 | HS748-2A | 1701 | ex G-AYYH/G-11-8 to G-BIUV cx 5/81 |
5W-FAO | 1 | ?/73 | HS748-2A | 1714 | ex G-11-10 (lsd Mount Cook 6-10/82 to Spore 2/83) to G-BMFT cx 10/85 then to VR-BFT>VP-BFT>G-BMFT>G-OPFW |
5W-FAP | 1 | C207 | 20700226 | ex N1671C/N1626U to ZK-DSE cx 3/76 then VH-WAY | |
5W-FAQ | 1 | 9/78 | BN2A-26 | 785 | ex VH-IBZ/9V-BJG/G-BDRS (op Polynesian) to ZK-EVO cx 11/83 |
5W-FAR | 1 | 12/78 | N22B Nomad | 70 | (op Polynesian) to ZK-NOL cx 1/86 wfu 11/95 |
5W-FAS | 1 | <?/80 | C-A188B | 18803406T | ex (N2167J) to ZK-FYJ cx 9/91 then ZK-COT >12/98 VH-BCT cr 12/07 |
5W-FAT | 1 | 10/83 | N24A Nomad | 122 | (op Polynesian) to ZK-NME cx 1/86 |
5W-FAU | 1 | 1/88 | DHC6-300 | 678 | ex N630DP/N12RA (op Polynesian) cr Apia 1/97 cx |
5W-FAV | 1 | 12/88 | BN2A | 42 | ex ZK-FMS/9M-AYJ/9M-MDB/ 9M-ARM/9V-BBS/G-51-11 (op Polynesian) (st Apia for sale 7/09) to VH-BMH cx 4/11 |
5W-FAW | 1 | 5/08 | DHC-6-300 | 827 | ex C-FTLQ/N190JM/9XR-KD/C-GDFT (op Polynesian>11/17 Samoa Airways) current |
5W-FAX | 1 | 4/92 | B737-3S3 | 23788 | ex N851LF/G-NAFH/G-BOYN/EC-ECQ/EC-277/ G-BOYN/EC-ECQ (op Polynesian) cargo conf to N271LF cx 7/94 then 11/94 F-GIXH >2/13 OE-IBS >8/13 9Q-CGD >3/19 9S-AGD |
5W-FAY | 1 | c10/91 | B737-3S3 | 23811 | ex N841LF/G-DIAR/G-BNPA/C-FGHQ/G-BNPA n.t.u with ILFC cargo conv 9/92 to D-ABWS 8/94 then 12 others! |
5W-FAY | 2 | 2/98 | DHC6-320 | 690 | ex VH-UQW/VH-SXW/C-GNTO (op Polynesian>11/17 Samoa Airways) current |
5W-??? | 1 | ?/72 | C-172L | 17259729 | (maybe res as 5W-FAK?) ex DQ-FBR/(VQ-FBR)/N9829G res ntu to ZK-DLW cx 1/73 |
5W-CSJ | 1 | 7/12 | BN2A-26 | 833 | ex DQ-FCX/G-BEMJ (op Samoa Air) derelict Apia 11/18 still current |
5W-HWR | 1 | 11/91 | B206B | 919 | ex ZK-HWR/N43AL to ZK-IBF cx 10/06 |
5W-ILF | 1 | 4/92 | B737-3Q8 | 26282 | (op Polynesian) (lsd Freedomair, NZ 5-8/01) to VH-TAB cx 10/01 then 10/03 N262KS >11/03 VP-CKY >4/19 N282AA >8/19 CC-DAN a/l ceased ops 6/20 stored |
5W-JMJ | 1 | 2/16 | RC690B | 11411 | ex N690GG/N95GR/N81648 (op Jeff Hunter/Talofa Airways, Apia) current |
5W-JUN | 1 | 7/12 | BN2A-9 | 159 | ex DQ-FIN/VH-ISA/G-AXYR/G-51-159 (op Samoa Air) lsd to Real Tonga as A3-PAS cx c10/13 |
5W-KBL | 1 | c4/78 | C172N | 68739 | ex ZK-KBL/VH-KBL/(N734CA)/N165TC to VH-KBL cx 4/89 |
5W-LOR | 1 | 12/18 | RC690B | 11485 | ex N173DB/N46NH/N81809 (op Jeff Hunter/Talofa Airways, Apia) (radio work at Napier 5-6/22) current |
5W-PAH | 1 | 12/95 | DHC6-320 | 516 | ex VH-FNX/P2-RDK/PH-STI/G-BTWT (op Polynesian) wfu cx 10/04 to P2-MCS 2/05 |
5W-PAL | 1 | 3/81 | B737-2U9 | 22575 | (op Polynesian) (to N149AW 11/85 (>ZK-POL ntu) rest 10/86) to N149AW cx 5/87 then 6/88 to ZK-NEF >12/88 N149A wfu cx 5/04 scr 8/04 |
5W-RJO | 1 | 8/12 | C172P | 17274238 | ex VH-DBG/N1886C/(N50938) (op Samoa Air) current |
5W-SAM | 1 | 11/00 | B737-8Q8 | 30039 | (op Polynesian) to N734MA cx 5/03 then 6/12 D4-CBX >10/16 2-TBXO >10/16 S2-AJA |
5W-SAO | 1 | 9/01 | B737-8Q8 | 30639 | (op Polynesian) to 4X-EKP cx 1/06 |
5W-SPE | 1 | res c9/09 | SD360 | Sh.3698 | ex N711MP/G-BMUX/G-14-3698 (res for South Pacific Express) ntu st Saipan 1/06 (reported to MAS for scrap 3/10 but reprieved and current as N711MP on FAI with cert renewed 5/12 wfu cx 10/18 |
5W-SPX | 1 | 5/08 | SD360 | Sh.3693 | ex N429AS/A3-BFK/C6-BFK/N695PC/G-BMNI (op South Pacific Express) to N693GL cx 10/10 |
5W-STF | 1 | 10/14 | DHC6-300 | 402 | ex C-FHKB/PJ-WCA/C-FHKB/N204SA/C-GHRE/HP-1308AP/N546N/ V3-HFM/5N-ATM/F-GFYE/N546N/N980FL (op Polynesian >11/17 Samoa Airways) current |
5W-TAL | 1 | 4/16 | RC690B | 11526 | ex N121ML/N691PA/N68EZ/XA-SCJ/N50PT/N81769 (op Jeff Hunter/Talofa Airways, Apia) dgd Pago Pago 1/18 still current |
5W-TEA | 1 | 5/94 | B767-269ER | 23280 | ex 9K-AIA/N6038E (op Polynesian) to 9K-AIA cx 10/94 then TC-ASK>HI-660CA>CC-CDX>TR-LEJ>N6373P>(st 1/99-3/04) >EX-067>A6-PHZ>N251MY>HS-KOA |
5W-TFL | 1 | 7/21 | B737-85R | 42805 | ex (4X-EKU)/2-BTTB/VT-TGF/VT-JTA (owned BBAM leasing painted in Samoa Airways scheme & titles @ Woensdrecht, Neth 9/20 -seen over London on test 11/20) del 7/21 lease terminated due covid to 2-WTFL cx 3/22 then 9/22 to VH-MFM (op Rex) |
Instructional airframe | |||||
ZK-CEE | 1 | 12/63 | PA-25-235 | 25-2572 | cr Mahia, NZ 9/76 cx 4/80 to Western Samoa (5W-) as inst airframe 1979 |
Others | |||||
ZK-REA | 1 | 7/12 | BN2A Islander | 43 | (op Samoa Air) ex ZK-FWH/F-OCMN/G-5-12 (temp leased 7/12) |
ZK-PBF | B737-8FE | 33799 | Joint venture with Pacific Blue from 10/2005. Aircraft with Polynesian Blue titles. Pacific Blue became Virgin Australia (NZ ) in 2011 with JV renamed Virgin Samoa. Virgin (NZ) ceased & JV continued as VH-VOR with Virgin Australia.from 3/15 wfs 10/20 >OE-IBX >VP-CJD (conv freighter) >8/22 EC-NXV | ||
VH-YID | B737-8FE | 38709 | Joint venture with Virgin Australia from 3/15 with Virgin Samoa titles >11/17 op Virgin Australia | ||
I-NEOS | B737-86N(W) | 32733 | (op Samoa Airways new company) lease from GECAS from 11/17 for services Apia to Auckland/Brisbane/Sydney wfs 3/19 >8/19 N838SY op Sun Country | ||
DQ-TFL | 1 | 3/19 | B737-9MAX | 43339 | ex N910BA op Samoa Airways painted but not delivered due to 737-MAX grounding n.t.u cx 3/19 to N235BE then N971AK with Alaska Airways |
9M-??? | B737-800 | ? | (op Samoa Airways) leased from Malindo Air from 4/19 | ||
P2-PXC | B737-86Q | ? | (op Samoa Airways) leased from Air Niugini cx due to covid | ||
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