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    Airframe Family: Convair CV-240/340/440/580/600/640 / C-131 / R4Y / T-29
    Latest Model:CV-440-38
    Construction Number:440-391
    Last Civil Registration:N4826C
    Compressed ID:Convair CV-440-38 cn 440-391 cr N48...
    Latest Owner or Location:NSCH

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a CV-440-38.

    From 22 January 1957 to 1970

    To Delta Airlines with new c/r N4826C.

    29 January 1957

    Certificate of airworthiness for N4826C (440, 391) issued.

    From 1970 to 1997

    To Air Transport keeping c/r N4826C.

    31 March 1971

    To State Bank, Jacksonville keeping c/r N4826C.

    22 December 1971

    To Mid-America Aviation keeping c/r N4826C.

    15 July 1972

    To Florida Acft Leasing Corp, Fort Lauderdale, FL keeping c/r N4826C.

    June 1973

    Leased to Dow Jones.

    2 October 1984


    Photographer: Mike Powney
    Notes: 1984 photo at Ft.Lauderdale International

    March 1996

    To Tol Air Services keeping c/r N4826C.

    23 October 1997

    To Dodita Air Cargo, San Juan, PR keeping c/r N4826C.

    17 April 2003


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At St.Maarten, Netherlands Antillies

    By 12 July 2004

    To Dodita Air Cargo with new c/r N4826C.

    12 July 2004

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. There was one fatality. There were 45,750 hours on the airframe at the time. The cargo flight departed San Juan-Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU/TJSJ), Puerto Rico and was destined for Sint Maarten-Juliana Airport (SXM/TNCM), Netherlands Antilles. The accident occurred at 54 km (33. 8 mls) S off Beef Island, British Virgin Islands [Caribbean Sea] (Atlantic Ocean) while en route. Narrative: A Convair CV-440, operated by Dodita Air Cargo, departed San Juan on an early morning VFR flight to Sint Maarten, carrying a cargo of perishable food...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    By 12 July 2004

    To NSCH keeping c/r N4826C.

    12 July 2004

    Crashed.
    There was one fatality and was one serious injury. The accident occurred at Beef Island, VI, United States while cruising. The damage was substantial. The co-pilot stated that the pre-flight and run-up before takeoff were performed with no discrepancies noted. After leveling off at 5500 feet they noticed that the right engine cylinder head temperature and oil temperature was about 10 degrees above the normal parameter for that engine...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    Written off.

    20 July 2017

    Civil registration, N4826C, cancelled.


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    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    Turbo Prop Airlines Production List by J. Roach and A.B. Eastwood

    Internet Sources
    Airbus, Boeing, Convair and Douglas Production List
    AMCAR
    Aviation Safety Network
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board

    Individual Contributors
    Terry Fletcher

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