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    Airframe Family: Convair CV-240/340/440/580/600/640 / C-131 / R4Y / T-29
    Latest Model:CV-440
    Construction Number:340-106
    Last Civil Registration:N4813C
    Compressed ID:Convair CV-440 cn 340-106 cr N4813C...
    Latest Owner or Location:Florida Aircraft Leasing Corp, Fort Lauderdale, FL

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a CV-340-38.

    To unknown owner with c/r N4813C.

    Converted to a CV-440.

    By 30 June 1968

    To Delta Air Lines Inc with new c/r N4813C.

    30 June 1968

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MIA68A0110: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 11:56 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Memphis Metro Airport, Memphis, TN. Landed wheels up on touch down. The emergency circumstances included; precautionary landing on airport and suspected mechanical discrepancy. Report remarks include: Right landing gear door yoke misaligned. Caused bending of gear door actuator arm. Jammed right gear door closed.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    17 August 1970

    To Florida Aircraft Leasing Corp, Fort Lauderdale, FL with new c/r N4813C.

    21 May 1979

    To Florida Aircraft Leasing Corp, Fort Lauderdale, FL with new c/r N4813C.

    7 October 1984


    Photographer: Mike Powney
    Notes: At Chino, CA

    May 1985


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Chino Airport, CA.

    May 1985


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Chino Airport, CA.

    14 September 1994

    Civil registration, N4813C, cancelled.

    14 September 1994

    Civil registration, N4813C, cancelled.

    14 September 1994

    Civil registration, N4813C, cancelled.

    Scrapped.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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