Dates

Event

1957

Constructed as a CV-440-97.

24 October 1957

To Ansett Airlines with new c/r VH-BZM.

May 1962

Photographer: Geoff Goodall
Notes: Ansett-ANA Convair 440 VH-BZM parked in the rain at the Ansett maintenance hangars at Melbourne-Essendon in May 1962. A week later it departed on delivery to USA to Allegheny Airlines as N8422H

5 June 1962

To Allegheney Airlines with new c/r N8422H {2}.

January 1968

To Allegheney Airlines with new c/r N5835.

January 1968

Converted to a CV-580.

Circa 18 August 1970

Certificate of airworthiness for N5835 (440, 465) issued.

18 August 1970

To Freedom Airlines Inc, Cleveland, OH keeping c/r N5835.

18 October 1984

Civil registration, N5835, cancelled.
Exported to Canada.

18 October 1984

To Air Ontario with new c/r C-GGWH.

July 1990

Photographer: Reinhard Zinabold
Notes: 1990 photo at London, Ontario - Air Ontario with Air Canada Connection stickers

November 1991

To Canair Cargo keeping c/r C-GGWH.

January 1994

To Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter keeping c/r C-GGWH.

2 February 1994

To Air Freight NZ with new c/r ZK-JDQ.

24 December 1996

To Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter with new c/r C-FZQS.

April 1997

To Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter with new c/r C-FKFL {2}.
Operated with markings: 517

November 1997

Leased to Air Monarch Cargo Mexico.

5 February 2002

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

29 November 2002

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

5 December 2002

To Conair Group Inc, Abbotsford, BC with new c/r C-FKFL {2}.

8 September 2005

Photographer: David Lednicer
Notes: Waiting on the ramp at Abbotsford for a forest fire to fight.

Operated as fire service #49.

25 October 2017

To unknown owner with c/r C-FKFL {2}.

25 October 2019

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

20 February 2020

To Conair Group Inc, Abbotsford, BC with new c/r C-FKFL {2}.

1 July 2021

Crashed.
Summary: The airframe was damaged but was repairable. The accident occurred at Penticton Airport, BC (YYF) (Canada) while standing. Narrative: A Convair CV-440 (C-FHKF) aerial fire fighting aircraft operated by Conair, was conducting flight Tanker 455 from the Penticton airport (CYYF), BC tanker airbase with two flight crew members on board. C-FKFL, another Convair CV-440 operated by Conair, was not operating and was parked at the north end of the tanker base near Taxiway C. As Tanker 455 was taxiing northbound for departure towards Taxiway C its left wingtip contacted the left wing of C-FKFL...
For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

7 November 2022

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