| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N5590L |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair 580 |
| C/n (msn): | 41 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Tucson - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KTUS IATA: TUS Local: TUS Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 21 May 1987 |
| Photo by: | Danny Grew |
| Photo ID: | 280872 |
| Photo Comment |
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Originally N73122 a Convair 340 with United Air Lines and then Frontier Airlines, with whom it was when converted to a 580. It then operated for a couple of petroleum companies before it ended up here stored in TUS. Passed through several hands and in May 94 went to Filair as 9Q-CRS. In 1996 it became 9Q-CRU with Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation - CAA and was written off in a runway overrun following an aborted take-off at Tshikapa 1 Apr 97. This photo is copyright © Danny Grew, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 19 September 2020, and has since been viewed 193 times. |