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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:340-109
    Last Civil Registration:C-GFHH
    Latest Owner or Location:Hydro-Quebec

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a CV-340-32.

    1 July 1966

    To North Central Airlines Inc, Minneapolis, MN with c/r N3429.

    Circa 16 August 1970

    Certificate of airworthiness for N3429 (340, 109) issued.

    16 August 1970

    To North Central Airlines Inc, Minneapolis, MN with c/r N3429.

    8 June 1978

    Civil registration, N3429, cancelled.
    Exported to Canada.

    Converted to a CV-580.

    To unknown owner with c/r N3429.

    27 August 1998

    To unknown owner with c/r C-GFHH (Convair Liner 340 (580), 109).

    Written off.

    By 27 September 2000

    To Hydro-Quebec with c/r C-GFHH (Convair CV-580, 109).

    27 September 2000

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. There were 78,438 hours on the airframe at the time. The domestic non scheduled passenger flight departed La Grande-LG-3 airstrip, QC, Canada and was destined for La Grande-LG-4 airstrip, QC (CYAH), Canada. The accident occurred at La Grande-LG-4 airstrip, QC (Canada) while landing. Narrative: Around 07:30 EDT Convair CV-580 C-GFHH departed Montreal for flight Amperes 180 to fly Hydro-Quebec employees to La Grande-LG-3 airstrip, QU and La Grande-LG-4 airstrip, QU...
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