Zantop L-188's being destroyed

[1013dot25hPa]

This morning I was instructed to taxi to 23R via 9L @ YIP and taxied by a bunch of old Zantop L-188's. No news there, they've been sitting there for quite some time now.

But today I saw that one of them was completely destroyed. They're being chopped into very small pieces.

Sad to see. Sure was a nice plane.

 

[RedGuy]

I was probably accually a piece of crap, that's why it got chopped up. I heard a rumor that someone was buying Zantop's Electras, but the person I heard it from didn't know who. I have seen people over there working on some of them.

 

[Windsor]

As with most old aircraft, they are worth the most in the scrapyard. Its sad to see.

 

[pilotyip]

The Company called Turbo Prop LLC has purchased all the old Zantop Electra’s. They are parting most of them out and hope to put 4 or 5 back in service. There 9 down on the ramp at Hangar Two, plus one in the hangar being parted out. About a month ago they were taxiing one of the L-188's around on its own power.

 

[airspeedsalive]

Love the L188 - had 'em at Spirit of America in the late '80's for Logair contracts. Great airplane.

 

[pilotyip]

I think anyone who flew them feels the same way, I know it is just about my all time favorite.

 

[Gearmonkey]

They chopped up the DC-6 N111AP the other day and it looks like they were chopping up the white and grey one up yesterday. That kinda sucked. Those 2 188's in that row look like they are next. It was good to hear them running on the south ramp a few weeks back, I was in the hanger and thought I heard a familiar sound.

 

[OrionFE]

Flew the "Mighty P-3" for years. Would have loved to flown the L-188 Electra's

 

[Fliteidol]

"I was probably accually a piece of crap"????

 

[RedGuy]

"I was probably accually a piece of crap"????

Yeah, you know airplanes do wear out. There comes a point when it cost more to get a plane back in the air than it's worth in parts and scrap aluminum.:smash: