convair440

CV-440-12, s/n 336. Delivered to Sabena 17 July 1956 and registered OO-SCL. WFU and went to Frontier Airlines 10 December 1967 as N73160. Converted to CV-580 1968. Last went to Aspen Airways 9 December 1988. Written off 20 January 1989. Received substantial damage in a forced landing near Buena Vista, CO due to engine failure. The aircraft landed on a dirt road, hit a fence and a log pile caused the nose gear to collapse.

CV-440-12, s/n 336. Delivered to Sabena 17 July 1956 and registered OO-SCL. WFU and went to Frontier Airlines 10 December 1967 as N73160. Converted to CV-580 1968. Last went to Aspen Airways 9 December 1988. Written off 20 January 1989. Received substantial damage in a forced landing near Buena Vista, CO due to engine failure. The aircraft landed on a dirt road, hit a fence and a log pile caused the nose gear to collapse.

Nothing much to add to Gary's eminent text above except that Convair's official date of manufacture was 18 June 1956 (no first flight date unfortunately) which indicates this is a test flight between 18 June and 17 July. Stig

CV-440-32, s/n 375. To Braniff 20 November 1956 as N3432. Converted to CV-580 1967. Went through many owners and registrations last serving with Nolinor Aviation as C-GNRL in 2004. Written off 20 March 2011 at Seattle-Boeing Field, WA when it overran a chock on an engine test, struck a fence and another aircraft.

I only had data up to 1997 so I checked the net and there is actually a photo of the unlucky gal taken on March 20th here www.flickr.com/photos/seahawks7757/5552026979 Stig