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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:440-382
    Last Civil Registration:C-FARO
    Compressed ID:Convair CV-580 cn 440-382 cr C-FARO...
    Latest Owner or Location:Air Niagara Express Inc, Mississauga, ON

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a CV-440-12.

    Converted.

    To unknown owner with c/r OO-SCV.

    To unknown owner with c/r N73168.

    Converted to a CV-580.

    By 20 June 1975

    To Frontier Airlines Inc keeping c/r N73168.

    20 June 1975

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number DEN75AD062: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 16:25 hours. The aircraft was not damaged. The flight departed from Denver, CO, with the destination Phoenix, AZ. Encountered turbulence while cruising. The factors included; the seat belt sign was on. The sky conditions were broken. The visibility was unknown/not reported. There was unknown/not reported. The wind direction was 210 degrees. The wind velocity was 54 knots...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    28 September 1984


    Photographer: Mike Powney
    Notes: 1984 photo at St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Florida

    6 April 1988

    To Air Niagara Express Inc, Mississauga, ON with new c/r C-FARO (440, 382).

    To unknown owner with c/r C-FARO.

    May 1988


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: 1988 photo at Toronto Lester B Pearson Airport

    6 August 1998

    Civil registration, C-FARO, cancelled.

    Circa 1999


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Photo at Toronto International - circa 1999

    Scrapped.
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