Aircraft Photo of N73153 | Convair 580 | Sierra Pacific Airlines | AirHistory.net #720339
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N73153
Aircraft Original Type:Convair 240
Aircraft Generic Type:Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131)
Aircraft Version:Convair 580
C/n (msn):179
Operator Titles:Sierra Pacific Airlines
Location
City / Airport:Marana - Pinal AirparkMap
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KMZJ   IATA: MZJ   Local: MZJ   Other: -
 
Photo Date:16 October 1984
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 720339
Photo Comment

Delivered to United Air Lines as CV340-31 N73153 in 1954. To Frontier Airlines in 1959 and converted to a CV580 in 1965. To Mountainwest Aviation who were renamed to Sierra Pacific Airlines in 1978. Leased to other operators. To Kelowna Flightcraft as C-GEVC in 1999 then to Conair as C-FFKF in 1990 and converted to a firebomber. Cancelled from the register in 2023. Flightaware shows its last flight to Pitt Meadows. CYPK.

This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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