Tail character
Champ the Bronco
Frontier's tail art on this aircraft features Champ, a bronco.
Confirmed Sep 28, 2026
Airframe story
N307FR is an Airbus A320-251N, serial 7472, built in 2017. On December 12, 2021, the jet, operating as Frontier Airlines flight 2047, suffered a tailstrike while landing on runway 26L at Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, with post-flight inspection revealing abrasion damage to the lower fuselage skin, deformation to the aft pressure bulkhead, and damage to multiple frame fasteners. The probable cause was listed as the captain's failure to maintain proper pitch attitude during landing, likely caused by improper seat position. The aircraft was repaired and resumed service on 20 March 2022. Registry records show Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA as trustee from 2017, followed by Wells Fargo Trust Co NA as trustee also beginning in 2017, and then Bank of Utah NA as trustee from 2023. After recent legs through KMCO and TJSJ, the jet has now been sitting for 159 days at KMZJ, home to Pinal Airpark, which is likely a storage stop given the facility's role as a major aircraft storage hub.
Current chapter · inferred · medium confidence
Parked at a storage facility
- Registered since 2023 to Bank of Utah Na, a trustee holding it for an owner or lessor
- On the ground 171 days at KMZJ since Apr 22
- Pinal Airpark at KMZJ: storage source
KMZJ: 171 days (Storage)
Sister ships
- N305FRU.S. registration ended, Aug 2026
- N576AEExported to Bermuda, Apr 2021
- N7581Exported to Bermuda, May 2021
- N308FR · Bank of Utah (trustee)601 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Mar 31
- N309FR · Bank of Utah (trustee)667 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Apr 24
- N304FR · Bank of Utah (trustee)1 flight since Dec, last seen Dec 10, all from MZJ
109 Airbus A320-251N are in the FAA records; 106 still registered; 107 flew in the last year. Most sit with Bank of Utah Trustee (61) and Wilmington Trust Co Trustee (18).
From the FAA registry and observed flights. Inferences are labeled; outside facts are cited.