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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:002
    Last Civil Registration:N580HW
    Compressed ID:Convair CV-580 cn 002 cr N580HW
    Latest Owner or Location:KF Center of Excellence, Kelowna International Airport, Kelowna, British Columbia

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    Dates

    Event

    1952

    Constructed as a CV-340-31.

    18 January 1952

    First flight.

    2 September 1952

    To United Air Lines Inc with new c/r N73102.
    Operated with markings: MAINLINER OMAHA

    30 December 1964

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report for event ID 77667: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 10:57 hours. The damage was substantial. The engine failed or malfunctioned while cruising. Landed wheels up on touch down. The factors included; overload failure. There was complete power loss in the failure of two engines. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land. Incident occurred at or near Saugus, CA.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    9 August 1966

    To Frontier Airlines keeping c/r N73102.

    Converted to a CV-580.

    From 1966 to 1979

    To Frontier Airlines Inc keeping c/r N73102.

    3 November 1970

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MKC71IK026: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 06:25 hours. There was minor damage. The flight departed from Omaha, NE, stopping at Denver, CO, on the way to Kansas City, MO. The airframe failed in flight while cruising. The factors included; explosive decompression. The emergency circumstances included; precautionary landing on airport, suspected or known aircraft damage and unusual noise...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    September 1979

    To Gem State Airlines with new c/r N116GS.

    August 1984

    To Aspen Airways with new c/r N113AP.

    25 March 1991

    To Renown Aviation keeping c/r N113AP.

    4 December 1991

    To Terry Cedar with new c/r N580AS.

    28 January 1992

    To Honeywell International Inc, Redmond, WA keeping c/r N580AS.

    November 1992

    To Allied Signal keeping c/r N580AS.

    2000

    To Honeywell International keeping c/r N580AS.

    18 October 2005


    Photographer: John Meneely
    Notes: Deer Valley Airport, AZ (DVT)

    Based at Paine Field, Everett, WA.
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    7 December 2010

    To Honeywell International with new c/r N580HW.
    Weather Radar TCAS EGPWS testbed.

    1 July 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 Photo photo of one of the oldest Convair 340sc/n 2 - converted to a CV-580 in 1966 and now belonging to Honeywell International and located at Paine Field, Everett

    To KF Center of Excellence, Kelowna International Airport, Kelowna, BC.
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    30 November 2018

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX580HW (340-31, CVAC2) issued.

    7 November 2019

    To unknown owner with c/r N580HW.
    Sale reported to a new owner in XXX.

    27 September 2022


    Photographer: John Wolsafson
    Notes: A nice view of the preserved Honeywell CV580 as seen from the viewing deck at Kelowna, BC


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