Built in 1952 for Eastern. Acquired by Frontier Airways 1987 as an aerial applicator and ferried to Sheridan, WY. The operation stopped around 1987 after sister ship N40443 had crashed on take off from Buffalo, WY 27 June 1986 killing the crew and the remaining aircraft where put into storage. Apparently never used in its intended role N462M was made airworthy again after 14 years of storage and flown to Tucson on 8 September 2001 to join the Pima museum collection..
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