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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:340-110
    Last Civil Registration:N900WC
    Latest Owner or Location:Kelowna Flightcraft Charter Air

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a CV-340-32.

    28 October 1953

    To Braniff Airways with c/r N3430 {1}.

    10 June 1954

    To Ansett Airways with c/r VH-BZD.

    16 August 1954


    Photographer: From the collection of Captain A (Dusty) Lane
    Notes: Arriving in Melbourne after ferry flight from San Diego

    March 1959

    To Remmert Werner with c/r N440W.

    Converted to a CV-440.

    1960

    To Schenley Industries.

    1962

    To Air Transport Leasing Company with c/r N1846.

    1962

    To Meade Paper Company with c/r N1846D.

    4 January 1965

    To Allegheney Airlines.

    May 1965

    Converted to a CV-580.

    May 1965

    To Allegheney Airlines with c/r N5803.

    11 March 1972

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number NYC72AN110: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 10:16 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Bradley International Airport, Windsor Lcks, CT. The flight departed from Newark, NJ, with the destination Windsor Lcks, CT. The engine failed or malfunctioned during the landing rollout. Collided with a snowbank during the landing rollout. The factors included; frayed...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    22 May 1973


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Convair 580 of Allegheny Airlines seen at Washington National in May 1973.

    25 July 1976

    To Sunny South Aircraft Service.

    August 1978

    To Charter Airlines with c/r N900WC.

    From April 1979 to 1980

    To MacKey International.

    October 1979


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: N900WC was one of several CV-580s introduced to the Mackey fleet in 1979 when Willian Cousens of Sunny South Air Services took over the airline. Seen at Ft Lauderdale October 1979, this was formerly Australian CV-340 VH-BZD of Ansett Airlines

    8 August 1981

    To Prinair.

    Withdrawn from use.
    Stored at Ganesville, Florida.

    April 1990

    To Kelowna Flightcraft Charter Air.

    9 September 1999

    To unknown owner with c/r N900WC.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Kelowna BC.

    9 September 1999

    Civil registration, N900WC, cancelled.

    Withdrawn from use.
    Stored at Kelowna, British Columbia.

    Scrapped.


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    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board

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