The aircraft was delivered new to Pacific Northern Airlines (PNA) as N720V in March 1962, and after PNA's 1967 merger with Western Airlines it was repainted in the latter's livery. In 1973, after a period of storage at Las Vegas, it was acquired by Alaska Airlines and re-registered N301AS; it served with them until December 1975 when it, and a sister-ship, was traded to Pan American in part exchange for 4 Boeing 727-21s and flown to MIA for storage. In January 1984 it was noted that the breaking up process had been started and the registration was cancelled in January 1987.

Delivered to Pacific Northern Airlines March 23, 1962 as N720V, this 720 undoubtedly spent much of it's career flying to Alaska. PNA merged with Western Airlines in June 1967 and sold the airliner to Alaska Airlines in April 1973. Re-registered N301AS three months later, it was finally traded to Pan American Airways as part trade for 727s in July 1975. The aircraft was flown to Miami for storage and used by several brokers for parts until broken up in 1984.

The last flying seconds for this plane, arriving for scrapping.