This CV-580 aircraft is cn #69, a converted CV-340-31. It was built in April 1953 and delivered to United Airlines in May 1953. It was sold to Alaska Airlines in April 1962. It was then acquired by Frontier Airlines in June 1963 and converted to a CV-580 in December 1965. In January 1980 it was sold to Aspen Airways. It was sold to ERA Aviation in August 1980. In June 2003 its civil registration was cancelled and it was exported to Canada and withdrawn from use. In July 2003 it went to Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter for spare parts.
