Tri-M.G. 737-300F heavily damaged at Wamena

Tri-M.G. Airlines (Indonesia) Boeing 737-300F (MSN 23743/1510 PK-YGG) overran the runway July 18th on landing at Wamena, Indonesia. The aircraft's landing gear was torn off, damage to engines and a fractured wing indicate this elderly 737-300F will almost certainly be damaged beyond repair.

The aircraft was the 336th 737-300 (of a total of 1,140) delivered.

This example (model 737-301) was delivered on February 19th 1988 to Piedmont Airlines as N355P. It was re-registered N584US November 15th 1988 ahead of the airline's merger into USAir on August 5th 1989. The latter airline was re-named US Airways on February 27th 1997, and the aircraft continued service with that airline until being stored at Marana, AZ (MZJ) May 31st 2005.

This was the end of the aircraft's passenger services, with it being converted to a freighter in December 2006, the 78th (of 166) thus converted to date.

The aircraft was exported to Spain and entered service with Flyant Cargo as EC-KDJ March 30th 2007. It then moved to successor company Saicus Air in January 2009, retaining the same registration. It remained with Saicus until the company ceased operations December 6th 2010.

Storage followed until the aircraft entered Tr-M.G.'s fleet April 23rd 2012. The airline operates an additional three 737-300Fs.

This is the 28th 737-300 total loss.