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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:340-176
    Last Civil Registration:HK-4334
    Latest Owner or Location:Ifl Group Inc, Waterford, MI

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a CV-340-54.

    To unknown owner with c/r N11176.

    To unknown owner with c/r TI-1016C.

    To unknown owner with c/r N4634S.

    Converted to a CV-440.

    To unknown owner with c/r N4634S.

    Converted to a CV-580.

    By 4 August 1968

    To North Central Airlines with c/r N4634S (Convair CV-580, 176).

    4 August 1968

    Crashed.
    Summary: The damage to the airframe was substantial. There were 25,219 hours on the airframe at the time. The domestic scheduled passenger flight departed Chicago-OHare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD), United States of America and was destined for Milwaukee-General Mitchell Airport, WI (MKE/KMKE), United States of America. The accident occurred at 18 km (11. 3 mls) SW of Milwaukee, WI (United States of America) while on approach. The airframe was repaired. Narrative: North Central flight 261, a CV-580, collided in mid-air with Cessna 150 N8742S (Home Airmotive) at 2700 feet...

    By 4 August 1968

    To North Central Airlines Inc.

    4 August 1968

    Crashed.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number DCA69A0001: There were 3 fatalities. Incident occurred at 08:48 hours. The damage was substantial. Suffered a mid-air collision while descending. The sky conditions were broken. The visibility was 4 miles or less. There was haze. The weather conditions were VFR. The flight plan type was IFR. Report remarks include: Insect smears and metro conditions reduced visual detect cpty. Rarad issued, crw did not req avoid vect...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    To unknown owner with c/r C-GFHF.

    20 August 1970

    Certificate of airworthiness for N631MB (340/580, 176) issued.

    20 August 1970

    To Ifl Group Inc, Waterford, MI with c/r N631MB.

    20 August 1970

    Civil registration, N631MB, cancelled.
    Exported to Columbia.

    29 October 1998

    To unknown owner with c/r C-GFHF (Convair Liner 340 (580), 176).

    29 July 2002

    To Ifl Group Inc, Waterford, MI with c/r N631MB.

    25 April 2003

    Certificate of airworthiness for C-GFHF (340/580, 176) issued.

    25 May 2004

    Civil registration, N631MB, cancelled.
    Exported to Columbia.

    To unknown owner with c/r HK-4334.


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