Allegheny Airlines
Convair 340-47 N8417H
(c/n 128)
This aircraft was
originally built for National Airlines as a Convair 340. When
Allegheny acquired
it in 1960 they had it upgraded to
Convair 440 status. It was later converted to a Convair 580 by
replacing the Pratt
and Whitney R-2800 piston engines with Allison 501 turboprops.
This particular
aircraft was
involved in an accident at Lancaster, PA in 1965 wherein it overran the
runway following
the loss of one engine. It was rebuilt
and became N8425H and then N5805 when it became a
Convair 580. It was
withdrawn from use in Tucson, Arizona in 1984.