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ZK-FTA. Convair 580. c/n 168.
Was also registered as: N73150; N543Z; N8427H; N5806;
N790PL; C-GKFP.
This aircraft was constructed by the Convair Division of the General Dynamics Corporation at San Diego, California It was built to an order from United Airlines It was built as a Convair 340-31 It was rolled out at San Diego - March 23, 1954 First flown - April 1954 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N73150 - ? Registered to United Airlines, Chicago It was accepted by Union Oil at San Diego - ? 1954 The aircraft was named 'Salem' It was withdrawn from use and stored - ? Sold to Turbo-Prop Conversions Inc - March 25, 1960 Sold to Allegheny Airlines - September 12, 1960 The aircraft was reregistered as N543Z - October 06, 1960 Sold to Turbo-Prop Conversions Inc - April 16, 1962 The aircraft was converted to a Convair 440 standard Sold to Allegheny Airlines - July 09, 1962 Reregistered as N8427H - July 1962 The aircraft was converted to a Convair 580 (PAC56) - 1965 It was reregistered as N5806 - October 07, 1965 Redelivered to Allegheny Airlines on completion of the conversion - December 11, 1965 Sold to American Jet Industries Inc - May 20, 1974 Sold to Allegheny Airlines - October 04, 1976 Leased to Evergreen International as the registered operator - October 04, 1976 Sold to Plymouth Leasing Company - April 17, 1978 The lease to Evergreen International was continued Returned to Plymouth Leasing Company at the end of the lease - June 1979 Leased to US Airways as the registered operator - June 1979 Returned to Plymouth Leasing Company at the end of the lease - May 1981 Reregistered as N590PL - May 23, 1981 Leased to Interstate Airlines as the registered operator - May 1981 Sold to Air Traffic Service Corporation - June 11, 1982 The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Marana - December 1982 Sold to Kelowna Flightcraft Charter, Canada - ? Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GKFP - July 1983 Registered to Kelowna Flightcraft Charter Registered to Soundair Corporation - April 06, 1987 Registered to Kelowna Flightcraft Charter - March 23, 1988 Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - May 12, 1989 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-FTA - May 16, 1989 Registered to Romberg Enterprises Ltd t/a Air Freight NZ It arrived in New Zealand on completion of the ferry flight from Canada - ? It commenced operations with Air Freight NZ - July 21, 1989 Sold to Air Chathams - February 28, 2017 The aircraft was withdrawn from service and broken up at Auckland for spare parts - 2017 Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - November 06, 2017 |
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C-GKFP. Kelowna Flightcraft - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, circa 1983. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1030-134.) |
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ZK-FTA. Air Freight NZ Parceline - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, September 20, 1989. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 1030-223.) |
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ZK-FTA. Air Freight NZ Parceline - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, November 1992. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1030-052.) |
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ZK-FTA. Air Freight NZ Parceline - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, November 29, 1992. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1030-054.) |
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ZK-FTA. Air Freight NZ Parceline - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, November 29, 1992. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1030-225.) |
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ZK-FTA. Air Freight NZ Parceline - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1030-179.) |
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ZK-FTA. Air Freight NZ Parceline - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1030-177.) |
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ZK-FTA. Air Freight NZ Parceline - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, February 28, 1993. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 1030-214.) |
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ZK-FTA. Air Freight NZ - in the standard livery with additional 'New Zealand Couriers' titles at Auckland Airport, May 24, 1995. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 1030-178.) |