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    Airframe Family: Convair CV-240/340/440/580/600/640 / C-131 / R4Y / T-29
    Latest Model:CV-600
    Construction Number:240-170
    Last Civil Registration:N129AJ
    Latest Owner or Location:S and S Partnership, Cleveland, OH

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    Dates

    Event

    1950

    Constructed as a CV-240-19.

    1950

    To Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation with new c/r N94280.

    8 December 1950

    To Ethiopian Airlines with new c/r ET-T-21.

    1962

    To Ethiopian Airlines with new c/r ET-AAW.

    2 October 1964

    To Central Airlines with new c/r N74856.

    10 December 1964

    Certificate of airworthiness for N129AJ (600-240D, 170) issued.

    April 1966

    Converted to a CV-600.

    27 June 1966

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number FTW66A0120: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 10:16 hours. The aircraft was not damaged. An evasive maneuver was performed while descending. The factors included; weather obstructions to vision and pilot of other aircraft. The sky conditions were clear. The visibility was 5 or over (unlimited). There was haze. The temperature was 93 degF. The wind direction was 40 degrees. The wind velocity was 6 knots. The weather conditions were VFR...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1 October 1967

    To Central Airlines/Frontier Airlines keeping c/r N74856.

    1970

    Leased to Mandala-Seulawah Airlines.
    Leased as registration PK-RCR.

    1971

    To Frontier Airlines keeping c/r N74856.

    20 March 1973

    To California Airmotive Corporation keeping c/r N74856.

    3 December 1975

    To American Jet Industries with new c/r N129AJ.

    27 November 1977

    To Midwest Air Charter keeping c/r N129AJ.

    September 1979


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: CV-600 N129AJ was a windowless freighter for Midwest Air Express, operating on charter to Airborne Charter Express. Photographed at Wilmington, Ohio in September 1979 after its nightly freight schedule

    2 July 1981

    To Airborne Express keeping c/r N129AJ.

    11 January 1983

    To S and S Partnership, Cleveland, OH keeping c/r N129AJ.

    23 September 1991

    Civil registration, N73152 {3}, cancelled.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Miami, FL.

    Scrapped.
    At Cleveland, Burke Lakefront.

    1 January 2010

    Certificate of airworthiness for N129AJ (600-240D, 170) issued.

    3 September 2014

    Civil registration, N129AJ, cancelled.


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