INTERNATIONAL AIRCRAFT INVESTORS
SC 13G, 1999-02-10
EQUIPMENT RENTAL & LEASING, NEC
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*


                        INTERNATIONAL AIRCRAFT INVESTORS
                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  Common Stock
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    458860103
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                December 31, 1998
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

        [X]     Rule 13d-1(b)

        [ ]     Rule 13d-1(c)

        [ ]     Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that Section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).
                                  Page 1 of 10
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CUSIP NO. 458860103

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1.      Name Of Reporting Persons
        I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)

        Pilgrim America Capital Corporation
        86-0670679

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2.      Check The Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

        (a) [  ]          (b)  [  ]

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3.      SEC Use Only
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4.      Citizenship or Place of Organization:

        Delaware

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         5.  Sole Voting Power                      0
Number Of Shares         -------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially Owned       6.  Shared Voting Power                    0
By Each Reporting        -------------------------------------------------------
Person With:             7.  Sole Dispositive Power                 0
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                         8.  Shared Dispositive Power               0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9.      Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person

        None.  Pursuant  to Rule  13d-4,  Pilgrim  America  Capital  Corporation
        declares  that the filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be deemed to be
        an admission by it that it is, for purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of
        the  Securities  Exchange Act, the  beneficial  owner of any  securities
        covered by this statement.

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10.     Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares   [  ]

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11.     Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

        0%

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12.     Type of Reporting Person

        HC
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  Page 2 of 10
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CUSIP NO. 458860103

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.      Name Of Reporting Persons
        I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)

        Pilgrim Group, Inc.
        95-4516050

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.      Check The Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

        (a) [  ]          (b)  [  ]

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.      SEC Use Only
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4.      Citizenship or Place of Organization:

        Delaware

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         5.  Sole Voting Power                      0
Number Of Shares         -------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially Owned       6.  Shared Voting Power                    0
By Each Reporting        -------------------------------------------------------
Person With:             7.  Sole Dispositive Power                 0
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                         8.  Shared Dispositive Power               0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9.      Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person

        None.  Pursuant to Rule 13d-4,  Pilgrim Group,  Inc. declares that the
        filing of this  Schedule 13G shall not be deemed to be an admission by
        it  that  it is,  for  purposes  of  Section  13(d)  or  13(g)  of the
        Securities  Exchange  Act,  the  beneficial  owner  of any  securities
        covered by this statement.

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10.     Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares   [  ]

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11.     Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

        0%

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12.     Type of Reporting Person

        HC
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  Page 3 of 10
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CUSIP NO. 458860103

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.      Name Of Reporting Persons
        I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)

        Pilgrim Investments, Inc.
        95-4516049

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.      Check The Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

        (a) [  ]          (b)  [  ]

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.      SEC Use Only
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4.      Citizenship or Place of Organization:

        Delaware

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         5.  Sole Voting Power                      0
Number Of Shares         -------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially Owned       6.  Shared Voting Power                    0
By Each Reporting        -------------------------------------------------------
Person With:             7.  Sole Dispositive Power                 0
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                         8.  Shared Dispositive Power               267,500
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9.      Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person

        267,500. Pursuant to Rule 13d-4, Pilgrim Investments, Inc. declares that
        the filing of this  Schedule  13G shall not be deemed to be an admission
        by it  that it is,  for  purposes  of  Section  13(d)  or  13(g)  of the
        Securities  Exchange Act, the beneficial owner of any securities covered
        by this statement.

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10.     Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares   [  ]

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11.     Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

        5.95%

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12.     Type of Reporting Person

        IA
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  Page 4 of 10
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CUSIP NO. 458860103

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.      Name Of Reporting Persons
        I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)

        Pilgrim Bank and Thrift Fund, Inc.
        95-4020286

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2.      Check The Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

        (a) [  ]          (b)  [  ]

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.      SEC Use Only
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4.      Citizenship or Place of Organization:

        Maryland

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                         5.  Sole Voting Power                      267,500
Number Of Shares         -------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially Owned       6.  Shared Voting Power                    0
By Each Reporting        -------------------------------------------------------
Person With:             7.  Sole Dispositive Power                 0
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                         8.  Shared Dispositive Power               267,500
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9.      Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person

        267,500
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10.     Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares    [  ]

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11.     Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

        5.95%

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12.     Type of Reporting Person:

        IV
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  Page 5 of 10
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Item 1.

        (a)    Name of Issuer:

               International Aircraft Investors

        (b)    Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

               3655 Torrance Boulevard, Suite 410 Torrance, California 90503

Item 2.

        (a)    Name of Person Filing:

               Pilgrim America Capital Corporation
               Pilgrim Group, Inc.
               Pilgrim Investments, Inc.
               Pilgrim Bank and Thrift Fund, Inc.

        (b)    Address of Principal Business Offices or, if none, Residence:

               40 North Central Avenue, Suite 1200, Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4424

        (c)    Citizenship

               Not applicable

        (d)    Title of Class of Securities:

               Common Stock

        (e)    CUSIP Number:

               458860103

Item 3. If  this  statement  is  filed  pursuant  to  Sections  240.13d-1(b)  or
240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

        (a) [ ] Broker or dealer  registered  under  Section 15 of the
                Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act").

        (b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act.

        (c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act.

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<PAGE>

        (d) [X] Investment  company  registered under Section 8 of the
                Investment Company Act of 1940.

        (e) [X] An   investment   advisor   in   accordance   with   Section
                240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).

        (f) [ ] An  employee  benefit  plan  or  endowment  fund  in
                accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

        (g) [X] A  parent  holding   company  or  control  person  in
                accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).

        (h) [ ] A savings  association  as defined in Section  3(b) of
                the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

        (i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the  definition of
                an  investment  company  under  Section  3(c)(14)  of  the
                Investment Company Act of 1940.

        (j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4.   Ownership.

        Items (a) through  (c):  See items 1 and 5-11 of the cover pages to this
        filing.

Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

        Not applicable

Item 6.  Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

        Not applicable

Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
         Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

        Pilgrim  Investments,  Inc.,  which is a registered  investment  adviser
        under  Section 203 of the  Investment  Advisers  Act, is a  wholly-owned
        subsidiary of Pilgrim Group, Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
        Pilgrim   America   Capital   Corporation.   The  reported   shares  are
        beneficially  owned by Pilgrim  Bank and Thrift Fund,  Inc.,  which is a
        registered investment company for which Pilgrim Investments, Inc. serves
        as investment adviser.

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

        Not applicable

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Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group

        Not applicable

Item 10. Certification

        By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the  securities  referred to above were  acquired  and are held in the  ordinary
course of business  and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or
with the effect of  changing  or  influencing  the  control of the issuer of the
securities  and were not  acquired and are not held in  connection  with or as a
participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.


                                    SIGNATURE

        After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.


                                            PILGRIM AMERICA CAPITAL CORPORATION


February 4, 1999                            By:       /s/ James M. Hennessy
  (Date)                                    Name:     James M. Hennessy
                                            Title:    Executive Vice President


                                            PILGRIM GROUP, INC.


February 4, 1999                            By:       /s/ James M. Hennessy
  (Date)                                    Name:     James M. Hennessy
                                            Title:    Executive Vice President



                                            PILGRIM INVESTMENTS, INC.


February 4, 1999                            By:       /s/ James M. Hennessy
  (Date)                                    Name:     James M. Hennessy
                                            Title:    Executive Vice President



                                  Page 8 of 10
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                                            PILGRIM BANK AND THRIFT FUND, INC.


February 4, 1999                            By:       /s/ James M. Hennessy
  (Date)                                    Name:     James M. Hennessy
                                            Title:    Executive Vice President


                                  Page 9 of 10

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                             Joint Filing Agreement

        In accordance  with Rule 13d-1(f) under the  Securities  Exchange Act of
1934,  as amended,  the  undersigned  hereby agree to the joint filing with each
other of a  Schedule  13G,  and all  amendments  thereto,  with  respect to each
holding of Pilgrim Bank and Thrift Fund,  Inc. as to which such a report must be
made, and that each such Schedule and all amendments  thereto are made on behalf
of each of them.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned  hereby execute this agreement this
4th day of February, 1999.



                                            PILGRIM AMERICA CAPITAL CORPORATION


                                            By:       /s/ James M. Hennessy
                                            Name:     James M. Hennessy
                                            Title:    Executive Vice President



                                            PILGRIM GROUP, INC.


                                            By:       /s/ James M. Hennessy
                                            Name:     James M. Hennessy
                                            Title:    Executive Vice President



                                            PILGRIM INVESTMENTS, INC.


                                            By:       /s/ James M. Hennessy
                                            Name:     James M. Hennessy
                                            Title:    Executive Vice President



                                            PILGRIM BANK AND THRIFT FUND, INC.


                                            By:       /s/ James M. Hennessy
                                            Name:     James M. Hennessy
                                            Title:    Executive Vice President

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