Originally with Pacific Western Airlines, this freighter would be sold to Canair Cargo (later Royal Aviation) in November 1995. 9M-PML with Transmile Air Services from 1999, it was sold to Rhoades Aviation (operating as Transair) in 2014. On July 2, 2021, the aircraft lost an engine after take-off from Honolulu Airport. Unable to maintaine altitude while returning to the airport, it ditched in the ocean. The cew was rescued by Coast Guard helicopter and a Honolulu Fire Department boat.
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