Aircraft Photo of N5808 | Convair 580 | Aspen Airways | AirHistory.net #629736
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N5808
Fleet number:808
Aircraft Original Type:Convair 240
Aircraft Generic Type:Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131)
Aircraft Version:Convair 580
C/n (msn):348
Operator Titles:Aspen Airways
Location
City / Airport:Burbank - Bob HopeMap
Region / Country:California, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KBUR   IATA: BUR   Local: BUR   Other: -
 
Photo Date:9 October 1978
Photo by:Kerry Taylor
Photo ID: 629736
Photo Comment

Built in 1956 as a Convair CV440-47 and delivered to National Airlines as N2043 on 29 Jun 1956. To Allegheny Airlines on 01 Oct 1962. Converted to a CV580 in Feb 66 and re-delivered to Allegheny Airlines as N5808. To Aspen Airways on 09 Dec 1977. Leased to Air New Zealand in May 1978 and returned to Aspen in Oct 1978. Damaged beyond repair after skidding off the runway at Durango on 02 Feb 1988.

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

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