Drop Zone
Movie (1994)
Starring:
Wesley Snipes (Pete Nessip)
Gary Busey (Ty Moncrief)
Yancy Butler (Jessie Crossman)
Michael Jeter (Earl Leedy)
When his brother is killed whilst escorting a cyber-criminal on a transport flight, Pete Nessip sets out to prove that those responsible are still alive and to stop them completing their master plan. To do this he must team up with a group of skydivers and get on the inside.
Boeing 747-146
Seen transporting Leedy and subsequent 'jailbreak'. Shown in fictional PAC Atlantic Air livery, registration N704CK, c/n 20528/191 of American International Airways (precursor to Kalitta Air.
). Broken up at Opa-Locka Executive Airport in Florida sometime during or after 2006.
Kalitta later operated two more 747s with the N704CK registration that this aircraft should not be confused with; a 747-209F/SCD with c/n 22299/462 that broke up on take-off at Brussels in 2008, and a 747-246F/SCD with c/n 23391/654 that is now in storage.
A hole can be seen in the rear port fuselage.
Bell 206B JetRanger
The second Bell carries the registration N57BL, serial 3167.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Rotary-Wing).
Cessna 182A
In the background at the skydiving school.
Fairchild Pilatus PC-6/B1-H2 Turbo Porter
Jessie's plane is seen throughout the movie.
Reg. N346F Fairchild Pilatus PC-6/B1-H2 c/n 2001 built in 1966.
Cessna 172
Seen in the background at Jesse's airfield.
Douglas DC-3A-197E
Registration N129H, c/n 4126 built in 1941. Used by Moncrief's crew for their skydives. Another DC-3 is also used by another team, but in military livery.
Douglas C-47A-65-DL Skytrain
Registration N3239T, c/n 19054 built in 1943. Carried serial 42-100591 with the USAAF, 2100591 with the Royal Norwegian Air Force, and 68-684 / K-684 with the Royal Danish Air Force before going back to the US for preservation with the Valiant Air Command Museum.
Cessna 180D
Seen at the Washington D.C. drop zone.
Piper J-3 Cub
Seen here most clearly but also in the bcakground elsewhere.
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
Seen numerous times in Washington D.C.
Registration N129PM, c/n 114 built in 1968.
Registration N123FX, c/n 200 built in 1969.
Piper PA-46 Malibu
On the tarmac in D.C.
Rockwell Commander 114
At the Washington D.C. drop zone. Registration N5854N.
Various Aircraft
Quite a few overhead shots in this film.
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