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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:440-354
    Last Civil Registration:EC-899
    Latest Owner or Location:Swiftair

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a CV-440-12.

    Converted to a CV-580F.

    To unknown owner with c/r OO-SCM.

    To unknown owner with c/r N73161.

    18 August 1970

    Civil registration, N73161, cancelled.

    Converted to a CV-580.

    By 19 January 1979

    To Frontier Airlines Inc with c/r N73161.

    19 January 1979

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MKC79FA015: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 09:43 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Lambert-st Louis Airport, St Louis, MO. The flight departed from Kansas City, MO, with the destination St Louis, MO. The gear collapsed while taxiing from landing. Report remarks include: Nlg drag strut broke, pln 340-5210105.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    20 September 1988

    Civil registration, N73161, cancelled.

    To unknown owner with c/r OO-DHI.

    To unknown owner with c/r EC-899.

    Written off.

    By 19 May 1995

    To Swiftair with c/r EC-899 (Convair CV-580F SCD, 354).

    19 May 1995

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. This was a training flight. The accident occurred at Vitoria Airport (VIT) (Spain) while landing. Narrative: The aircraft made a wheels-up landing on RWY 04 after a 0AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-flap visual approach. The accident happened at 18:39 LT in fine weather: 030AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA/6 knots. Wind, visibility 8 km and broken clouds at 2500 feet.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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     Airbus, Boeing, Convair and Douglas Production List
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    Civil Aircraft Register of the World by Pascal Brugier
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
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