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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:340-056
    Last Civil Registration:LN-PAA
    Latest Owner or Location:Partnair

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    Dates

    Event

    1953

    Constructed as a CV-340-31.

    By 18 March 1953

    To United Airlines with c/r N73128.
    Operated with markings: Mainliner Milwaukee

    22 September 1959

    To General Motors Corporation with c/r N5120 {2}.

    February 1960

    Converted to a CV-580.

    September 1970

    To General Motors Corporation with c/r N51207.

    19 May 1971

    To SASHA with c/r HR-SAX.

    6 September 1978

    To Time Aviation Services with c/r N9012J.

    20 September 1979

    To Charter Airlines.

    20 September 1979

    Leased to MacKey International Airlines.

    6 November 1979


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Convair 580 of Mackey Airlines as seen at Fort Lauderdale in November 1979

    9 December 1980

    To Prinair.

    7 July 1981

    To Prinair with c/r N770PR.

    1 October 1984


    Photographer: Mike Powney
    Notes: 1984 photo at Opa Locka Airport, Florida

    Circa 30 November 1984

    Certificate of airworthiness for N770PR (340/580, 56) issued.

    30 November 1984

    To PQF Corp, Verona, PA.

    4 September 1985

    Civil registration, N770PR, cancelled.

    September 1985

    To Kelowna Flightcraft Charter with c/r C-GKFT {1}.

    May 1986

    To Partnair with c/r LN-PAA.

    8 September 1989

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was destroyed. There were 55 fatalities. There were 36,943 hours and 15,116 cycles on the airframe at the time. The international non-scheduled passenger flight departed Oslo-Fornebu Airport (FBU/ENFB), Norway and was destined for Hamburg-Fuhlsbuttel Airport (HAM/EDDH), Germany. The accident occurred at 18 km (11. 3 mls) N off Hirtshals [Skagerrak] (Denmark) while en route. Narrative: Convair CV-580 LN-PAA was on a charter flight from Oslo-Fornebu (FBU) to Hamburg (HAM). The flight was due to depart at 15:00 hrs...

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