ZK-FTA. Convair 580. c/n 168.

Was also registered as: N73150; N543Z; N8427H; N5806;

N790PL; C-GKFP.

 

This aircraft was constructed by the Convair Division of the General Dynamics Corporation at San Diego, California

It was built to an order from United Airlines

It was built as a Convair 340-31

It was rolled out at San Diego - March 23, 1954

First flown - April 1954

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N73150 - ?

Registered to United Airlines, Chicago

It was accepted by Union Oil at San Diego - ? 1954

The aircraft was named 'Salem'

It was withdrawn from use and stored - ?

Sold to Turbo-Prop Conversions Inc - March 25, 1960

Sold to Allegheny Airlines - September 12, 1960

The aircraft was reregistered as N543Z - October 06, 1960

Sold to Turbo-Prop Conversions Inc - April 16, 1962

The aircraft was converted to a Convair 440 standard

Sold to Allegheny Airlines - July 09, 1962

Reregistered as N8427H - July 1962

The aircraft was converted to a Convair 580 (PAC56) - 1965

It was reregistered as N5806 - October 07, 1965

Redelivered to Allegheny Airlines on completion of the conversion - December 11, 1965

Sold to American Jet Industries Inc - May 20, 1974

Sold to Allegheny Airlines - October 04, 1976

Leased to Evergreen International as the registered operator - October 04, 1976

Sold to Plymouth Leasing Company - April 17, 1978

The lease to Evergreen International was continued

Returned to Plymouth Leasing Company at the end of the lease - June 1979

Leased to US Airways as the registered operator - June 1979

Returned to Plymouth Leasing Company at the end of the lease - May 1981

Reregistered as N590PL - May 23, 1981

Leased to Interstate Airlines as the registered operator - May 1981

Sold to Air Traffic Service Corporation - June 11, 1982

The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Marana - December 1982

Sold to Kelowna Flightcraft Charter, Canada - ?

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GKFP - July 1983

Registered to Kelowna Flightcraft Charter

Registered to Soundair Corporation - April 06, 1987

Registered to Kelowna Flightcraft Charter - March 23, 1988

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - May 12, 1989

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-FTA - May 16, 1989

Registered to Romberg Enterprises Ltd t/a Air Freight NZ

It arrived in New Zealand on completion of the ferry flight from Canada - ?

It commenced operations with Air Freight NZ - July 21, 1989

Sold to Air Chathams - February 28, 2017

The aircraft was withdrawn from service and broken up at Auckland for spare parts - 2017

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - November 06, 2017

 

 

C-GKFP. Kelowna Flightcraft - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, circa 1983.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1030-134.)

ZK-FTA. Air Freight NZ Parceline - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, September 20, 1989.

(J. Mounce Copyright Image 1030-223.)

ZK-FTA. Air Freight NZ Parceline - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, November 1992.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1030-052.)

ZK-FTA. Air Freight NZ Parceline - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, November 29, 1992.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1030-054.)

ZK-FTA. Air Freight NZ Parceline - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, November 29, 1992.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1030-225.)

ZK-FTA. Air Freight NZ Parceline - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1030-179.)

ZK-FTA. Air Freight NZ Parceline - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1030-177.)

ZK-FTA. Air Freight NZ Parceline - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, February 28, 1993.

(J. Mounce Copyright Image 1030-214.)

ZK-FTA. Air Freight NZ - in the standard livery with additional 'New Zealand Couriers' titles at Auckland Airport, May 24, 1995.

(J. Mounce Copyright Image 1030-178.)