Originally a Convair 340 with United Airlines (N73142) delivered in 1953, Lake Central Airlines bought this aircraft in 1960. Later converted to a 580 and merged into Allegheny Airlines (N5837) in 1968, Commuter Airlines acquired it in 1978. Sister company Freedom Airlines flew it on routes around the Great Lakes 1982 - 84 until it was sold to Air Ontario in Canada (C-GWJ). Last with Canair Cargo (1990 - 94), the aircraft was broken up at St Jean, QC.

Built in 1953 as N73142 a CV340 for United Airlines, it was converted to a CV580 by Pacific Airmotive at Burbank in 1967 and acquired by Air Ontario in 1984. It was bought by Canair Cargo in 1990 but from there its ownership becomes confused, however what is known is that in November 1992 C-GGWJ, hotly pursued by Canadian Armed Forces CF-18 fighters, landed at Casey Emergency Airstrip north-east of Montreal and was found to be loaded with 4,343 kilos of cocaine flown from Colombia and said to have a street value of C$ 2.7 billion. The aircraft was later flown out and broken up at St. Jean, QC.

Delivered to United as a CV340-31 in December 1953. Sold to Lake Central 12.60 and converted to CV580 9/67. other regns include C-CGWI