| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N73160 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair 580 |
| C/n (msn): | 336 |
| Operator Titles: | Frontier Airlines |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Denver - Stapleton International (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | Colorado, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDEN IATA: DEN Local: DEN Other: - |
| Photo Date: | May 1981 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 19517 |
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First delivered to Sabena as a Convair 440 in 1956; bought by Frontier in 9.67 and placed in service following the turboprop conversion. After a period of storage, bought by Sierra Pacific in 3.88 and leased to Aspen 12.88. On 19.1.89 the no. 2 engine failed at FL200 outbound from DEN. No. 1 engine then also failed and the aircraft landed on a dirt road at Buena Vista, hitting a fence and a log pile causing the nosegear to collapse. No fatalities but dbr This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 November 2017, and has since been viewed 623 times. |