Aircraft Photo of N171FL | Convair 580 | Contract Air Cargo | AirHistory.net #366626
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N171FL
Aircraft Original Type:Convair 240
Aircraft Generic Type:Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131)
Aircraft Version:Convair 580
C/n (msn):318
Operator Titles:Contract Air Cargo
Location
City / Airport:Pontiac - Oakland County InternationalMap
Region / Country:Michigan, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KPTK   IATA: PTK   Local: PTK   Other: -
 
Photo Date:October 1996
Photo by:Michael Roeser
Photo ID: 366626
Photo Comment

K25 slide scan. Built February 1956 as N90861 for Continental Airlines but sold June 1956 to Ford Motor Company as N300K, converted to CV-580 1960. Used by Ford as corporate transport for a staggering 38 years before being sold to IFL Group/Contract Air Cargo as N171FL 1994. Involved in landing accident Guatemala City 11 May 2012 but repaired. Last noted active December 2022.

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