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    Airframe Family: Convair CV-240/340/440/580/600/640 / C-131 / R4Y / T-29
    Latest Model:CV-580
    Construction Number:340-100
    Last Civil Registration:C-FKFA {2}
    Latest Owner or Location:KF Center of Excellence,5800 Lapointe Drive Kelowna, BC, Vernon, British Columbia

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a CV-340-38.

    13 August 1953

    To Delta Air Lines with new c/r N4810C.
    Operated with fleet number 410.

    Converted to a CV-440.

    1958


    Photographer: Midway Airport Historians
    Notes: At Chicago Midway

    18 August 1961

    To North Central Airlines keeping c/r N4810C.

    22 May 1969

    Converted to a CV-580.

    Circa 18 August 1970

    Certificate of airworthiness for N5807 {1} (340-38, 100) issued.

    18 August 1970

    To Jesse D. Yohanan, Burlingame, CA with new c/r N5807 {1}.

    By 24 November 1972

    To North Central Airlines Inc with new c/r N4810C.

    24 November 1972

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number CHI73ICO61: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 18:52 hours. There was minor damage. Incident occurred at the Ohare International Airport, Chicago, IL. The flight departed from Unknown/not Reported, with the destination Chicago, IL. Collided with another aircraft while taxiing from landing. Report remarks include: Aircraft being taxied across active runway.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    March 1977

    To James Bay Energy Corporation with new c/r C-GFHD.

    March 1984

    To Sea Airmotive with new c/r N5807 {1}.

    To Seair Alaska Airlines keeping c/r N5807 {1}.

    August 1986

    To First National Bank, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N5807 {1}.
    WFU and stored at Tucson AZ.

    7 April 1988

    To Jesse D. Yohanan, Burlingame, CA keeping c/r N5807 {1}.

    20 November 1991

    Civil registration, N5807 {1}, cancelled.
    Exported to Canada.

    20 November 1991

    To Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter with new c/r C-FKFA {2} (340, 100).

    From March 1992 to August 1992

    Leased to Trans Provincial Airlines.

    Loaned to Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter.

    13 March 1992

    Civil registration, C-FKFA {2}, cancelled.

    11 August 1992

    To Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter with new c/r C-FKFA {2}.

    1993


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinabold
    Notes: Convair CV-580F - Kelowna Flightcraft (operating for Federal Expressat Winnipeg International Airport (YWG) in Summer 1993

    Operated as fire service #152.

    Operated as fire service #452.

    27 September 1995

    To Conair keeping c/r C-FKFA {2}.

    Operated as fire service #52.

    31 October 2002

    To Conair Group Inc (Conair Aviation), Abbotsford, BC keeping c/r C-FKFA {2}.

    12 November 2002

    To Conair Group Inc, Abbotsford, BC keeping c/r C-FKFA {2}.

    December 2008


    Photographer: Eric Bannwarth Collection
    Notes: At Marseille, France

    12 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    12 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    25 October 2019

    Civil registration, C-FKFA {2}, cancelled.

    To KF Center of Excellence, 5800 Lapointe Drive Kelowna, BC, Vernon, BC.
    View the Location Dossier

    19 January 2023


    Photographer: John Olafson
    Notes: C-FKFA Tanker 52 is now retired - Its long career as an air tanker with Conair now over - it has been retired and is now displayed at the KF Aerospace Centre For Excellence museum at Kelowna


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