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    Airframe Family: Convair CV-240/340/440/580/600/640 / C-131 / R4Y / T-29
    Latest Model:CV-580
    Last Military Serial:11107 RCAF
    Construction Number:440-462
    Last Civil Registration:N968N
    Compressed ID:Convair CV-580 sn 11107 RCAF cn 440...
    Latest Owner or Location:R and R Holdings Inc, Spanaway, WA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a CV-440-0.

    To unknown owner with c/r N8446H.

    To unknown owner with c/r CF-MKO.

    Converted to a CV-540.

    To unknown owner with c/r CF-MKO.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 11107 as a CC-109.

    9 June 1967

    Certificate of airworthiness for N968N (440, 462) issued.

    By 1 February 1970

    To North Central Airlines Inc with new c/r N968N.

    1 February 1970

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number CHI70IC047: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 22:29 hours. There was minor damage. Incident occurred at the Houghton Memorial Airport, Houghton, MI. The flight departed from Chicago, IL, stopping at Houghton, MI, on the way to Menominee, MI. The aircraft overran the end of the runway on touch down. Collided with a snowbank during the landing rollout. Report remarks include: Land long, runway covered with 2 in snow...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    16 August 1970

    Certificate of airworthiness for N968N (440, 462) issued.

    19 August 1970

    To R and R Holdings Inc, Spanaway, WA with new c/r N968N.

    Converted to a CV-580.

    By 31 May 1973

    To North Central Airlines Inc with new c/r N968N.

    31 May 1973

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MKC73IK072: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 17:07 hours. There was minor damage. Incident occurred at the Minneapolis-st. pa Airport, Minneapolis, MN. The flight departed from Watertown, S Dak, with the destination Minneapolis, MN. Landed wheels up on touch down. The factors included; landed on a foamed runway. The emergency circumstances included; precautionary landing on airport and suspected mechanical discrepancy...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    3 September 1996

    To R and R Holdings Inc, Spanaway, WA keeping c/r N968N.

    3 May 2001


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2001 photo taken in Hamiltons Yard at Tucson, Arizona

    30 April 2002


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: Without engines at Tucson, AZ

    Scrapped.

    11 April 2007

    Civil registration, N968N, cancelled.

    1 January 2009

    Certificate of airworthiness for N968N (440, 462) issued.


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