Finding visuals...
  • The Locator
  • Airframes Database

    Social media...
    Follow AV on facebook
    Follow AV on Twitter @aerial_visuals
    Follow the AV YouTube Channel

    Site navigation...
  • Home
  • Desktop Calendar
  • The Racers
  • FAQs
  • About Aerial Visuals
  • Comment on this Dossier
    • Search For Airframes Now
    Search - Index - Gallery - Reports - Lists - AV Needs You!

    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: Convair CV-240/340/440/580/600/640 / C-131 / R4Y / T-29
    Latest Model:VC-131D-CO Samaritan
    Last Military Serial:54-2813 USAF
    Construction Number:340-215
    Last Civil Registration:ZS-BRV
    Compressed ID:Convair VC-131D-CO sn 54-2813 USAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Lanseria International Airport, Johannesburg, Gauteng

    EDIT THE HISTORY HERE    		 If you can add to the history or would like to submit a correction please use the editor to do so.

    UPLOAD A PHOTO    		 If you have a photo of this airframe to share then use the photo upload tool.
    The Airframes Database depends on user contributions to stay current.
    If you have any news about this airframe or photos which you would like to share please do so
    by using the links above.
    The more you and others share the better the database becomes!

    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a VC-131D-CO by Convair at San Diego, CA.

    Circa 1954

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 54-2813.

    To unknown owner with c/r CP-2236.

    To unknown owner with c/r HK-3675.

    To unknown owner with c/r YV-913C.

    19 August 1970

    To Smirnow Robert, East Northport, NY with new c/r N43891.

    31 July 1992

    Civil registration, N43891, cancelled.
    Exported to Bolivia.

    To unknown owner with c/r CP-2236.

    By 8 April 1995

    To SEC Colombia with new c/r HK-3675 (Convair CV-580, 214).

    8 April 1995

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was destroyed. There were 28,843 hours and 8,030 cycles on the airframe at the time. The ferrying/positioning flight departed Espinal-Aguablanca Agricultural Airstrip, Colombia and was destined for Bogota-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO), Colombia. The accident occurred at Espinal-Aguablanca Agricultural Airstrip (Colombia) while taking off. Narrative: A Convair CV-580 cargo plane was destroyed in a takeoff accident at Espinal-Aguablanca Agricultural Airstrip, Colombia. All four crew members survived the accident...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    April 1996

    To Caribbean Flights with new c/r YV-913C.

    1997

    To Lineas Aereas Canedo with new c/r CP-2236.

    By June 1999


    Photographer: Unknown

    By 22 September 2008

    To Rovos Air with new c/r ZS-BRV.

    22 September 2008


    Photographer: John Tomlinson
    Notes: 2008 photo at Lanseria Airport, South Africa

    Circa 10 July 2018

    Certificate of airworthiness for ZS-BRV (Convair CV-340, 215) issued.

    10 July 2018

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was a loss. There was one fatality. There were 18,115 hours on the airframe at the time. The private flight departed Pretoria-Wonderboom Airport (PRY/FAWB), South Africa and was destined for Sun City-Pilanesberg Airport (NTY/FAPN), South Africa. The accident occurred at 6 km (3. 8 mls) ESE of Pretoria-Wonderboom Airport (PRY) (South Africa) while on approach.
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    Permanently withdrawn from use.

    To Lanseria International Airport, Johannesburg, Gauteng.
    View the Location Dossier
    This dossier is waiting for review by an editor.This airframe dossier is based on
    unreviewed imported data.
    If you can verify the documented history or add to it with additional text and/or photos please feel free to do so by using the upload tool and the history editor.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Airbus, Boeing, Convair and Douglas Production List
    Aviation Safety Network
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
    Gustavo Machado
    Tell Others About this Airframe Dossier
    Forum Link: [URL=https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=64573][IMG]/home/users/web/b1393/nf.aerialvisuals/public_html/AV/Support/Logo_20x20.jpg[/IMG]Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Convair VC-131D-CO Samaritan, s/n 54-2813 USAF, c/n 340-215, c/r ZS-BRV[/URL]
    Direct Link: https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=64573
    Copyright 1993-2025 AerialVisuals.ca
    The Aerial Visuals pages are best viewed with a screen at least 800 pixels wide.
    In case you are wondering Aerial Visuals is a huge fan Google Chrome. If you do not have Chrome installed why not?
    Aerial Visuals requires cookies and Javascript to function correctly. Please ensure these features are enabled in your browser.
    Aerial Visuals is powered by Netfirms.