The Mid Atlantic Air Museum brought Viscount N7471 to Washington National Airport (DCA) for the 1993 Airliners Convention, which was being held at the nearby Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel. The aircraft experienced an engine failure not too long after the show and it never flew again.

K25 slide scan. Built 1957 as N7471 for Capital Airlines nut not taken up. Delivered instead as N6591C to Northeast Airlines, retired 1963. BLaw Knox Corp N820BK 1964. Kearney & Trecker N1898T 1969, reregistered N98KT 1978. N555SL 1983. Donated to Mid Atlantic Air Museum in 1992 and finally received Capital colours 35 years after the initial order. Made a few flights but was already grounded by 1993 after an engine failure.

Ordered by Capital Airlines as V745D N7471 but not delivered. Converted to V798D N6591C for Northeast Als and delivered in 08.58. Later served as a corporate aircraft. Acquired by the museum in 05.92 as N555SL. Re-registered N7471 and painted in Capital colours.

Preserved in Capital Airlines colours. It was ordered by Capital Airlines as N7471 but never delivered to them. Was used by a number of operators until it went to the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum in 1992. Last flew in the mid-1990s.

Cockpit of Viscount N7471.

Still undergoing restoration in 2001. Needs replacement engine.

Mid-Atlantic Air Museum's Viscount in somewhat faded markings.

This aircraft made a few flights for the museum in the early 1990's but was grounded after the fuel system was contaminated followed by an engine failure.

Museum's Viscount in Capital Airlines "Nighthawk" paint scheme