Aircraft Photo of N73153 | Convair 580 | Sierra Pacific Airlines | AirHistory.net #629714
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N73153
Aircraft Original Type:Convair 240
Aircraft Generic Type:Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131)
Aircraft Version:Convair 580
C/n (msn):179
Operator Titles:Sierra Pacific Airlines
Location
City / Airport:Los Angeles - InternationalMap
Region / Country:California, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KLAX   IATA: LAX   Local: LAX   Other: -
 
Photo Date:7 October 1978
Photo by:Kerry Taylor
Photo ID: 629714
Photo Comment

To United Air Lines 18 May 1954 as a Convair 340-31 N73153. To Frontier Al on 18 Jun 1959. Converted to a Convair 580 on 24 Sep 1965. To Mountainwest Aviation on 19 May 1977. To Sierra Pacific Al by 07 Oct 78 when I saw it. Various short leases to Golden Gate, Wings West and Express Al. Back permanently with Sierra Pacific in Mar 1990. WFU at AVW Feb 96. To Kelowna Flightcraft as C-GEVC in Apr 1999. Reregistered to C-FFKF on 02 Nov 1999. To Conair Aviation on 26Jul 2000 and converted to a water bomber number 44. Still current at least early in 2023.

This photo is copyright © Kerry Taylor, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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