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Airbus A330-200 (A330-243)

OS-ad8edeScrapped

RegistrationUSN973AV

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorAvianca

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Airbus A330-200 (A330-243) built in 2009 in Toulouse. Operated for Avianca. Scrapped in 2024.

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Young · 15 years · ≈ 64,500 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× ROLLS-ROYC RB211 772B-60

PropulsionJet

Seats252 (C30 · Y222)

First flight2009

Built inToulouse, Francia

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

OwnerWells Fargo Trust Co Na Trustee

MSN1073

Hex / ICAO 24-bitad8ede

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

The model · Airbus A330

Figures for the A330-300 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 61% the length of a football pitch

Length63.7 m209 ft

Wingspan60.3 m198 ft

Height16.8 m55 ft

Range11,760 km6,350 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed871 km/h470 ktMach 0.82

Service ceiling12,634 m41,450 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight242,000 kg533,518 lb

Maximum payload112,600 kg248,240 lbIts 277 passengers with baggage would weigh about 27.7 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity277 passengersUp to 440 in a high-density layout

Endurance13 h 30 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 11,760 km range, from Bogota it could fly non-stop as far as:

JNBJohannesburg11,474 km CAICairo11,225 km ISTIstanbul10,728 km FRAFrankfurt am Main9,086 km AMSAmsterdam8,841 km

Beyond its rangeAKLAuckland12,187 km

The type first flew in 1992 (34 years ago) · About 1,800 units built · Still in production

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Seating layout

30Business

222Economy

252 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2009–2024Avianca network of its widebody aircraft

Base

BOGBogota

Main destinations

LIMLima MADMadrid CLOCali EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)MIAMiami BCNBarcelona CCSMaiquetía FRAFrankfurt am Main GRUSão Paulo JFKNew York MEXMexico City

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

2009

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse, France.

Nov 18, 2009

Delivered to Airbus Industrie

Delivered to Airbus Industrie as F-WWKZ.

Dec 8, 2009

Transferred to Avianca

Transferred to Avianca.

Jul 7, 2014

Incident at Caracas

On July 7, 2014, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration N973AV), operated by Avianca, was involved in an incident at Caracas. Source: Avianca.

Source: Avianca

Jun 27, 2015

Accident

On June 27, 2015, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration N973AV), operated by Avianca, was involved in an accident, leaving 38 injured. Source: the BEA (France).

Source: BEA

Jul 17, 2017

Incident at San Salvador

On July 17, 2017, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration N973AV), operated by Avianca, was involved in an incident at San Salvador. Source: Avianca.

Source: Avianca

Jan 2024

Scrapped

In January 2024, the A319 112 aircraft (registration N973AV), operated by Avianca, was scrapped. Source: Avianca.

Source: Avianca

Operators

2009-11-18

Airbus Industrie

Registration F-WWKZ · Lessor: Toulouse

2009-12-08

Avianca

Registration N973AV

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