Dates

Event

1953

Constructed as a CV-340-31.

From 23 December 1953 to December 1960

To United Airlines with new c/r N73142.

30 December 1960

To Lake Central Airlines keeping c/r N73142.

September 1967

Converted to a CV-580.

September 1967

To Lake Central Airlines keeping c/r N73142.

1 July 1968

To Allegheny Airlines with new c/r N5837.

Photographer: EX/ZX Collection
Notes: At Marana Airport

12 June 1973

Involved in an incident.
Summarized NTSB narrative from report number NYC73AN151: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 09:10 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Grtr Pittsburgh Airport, Pittsburgh, PA. The flight departed from Baltimore, MD, stopping at Cincinnati, OH, on the way to Pittsburgh, PA. There was an unspecified incident during the initial climb. The gear collapsed during the landing rollout. The factors included; previous damage...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

10 March 1978

To Commuter Airlines keeping c/r N5837.

October 1982

To Freedom Airlines Inc, Cleveland, OH keeping c/r N5837.

1983

Photographer: EX/ZX Collection

14 October 1984

Civil registration, N5837, cancelled.

14 October 1984

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

17 October 1984

Civil registration, N5837, cancelled.
Exported to Canada.

Circa 1988

Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
Notes: C-GGWJ - Convair CV-580 - ex Air Ontario(with GELCO EXPESS-titles overpainted)c/n 127 - built in 1953 as a CV-340with Great Lakes/Air Ontario between 10/1984 and 1990 - first leasedand later sold to Canair CargoGELCO EXPRESS was a Canadian Express delivery company operting mainlyin British Columbia -in March 1989 Purolator took over this company

1990

To Canair Cargo keeping c/r C-GGWJ.

Circa December 1994

Scrapped.
At St Jean, Quebec.