N587X — 1956 Convair 340/580
DeregisteredChecked against FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 22, 2026
N587X appears in 1 NTSB accident record (most recent 2008, 3 fatalities). Registration and accident data compiled from public FAA and NTSB records as of Jul 22, 2026.
Aircraft record
Accident & incident history
The improper (reverse) rigging of the elevator trim cables by company maintenance personnel, and their subsequent failure to discover the misrigging during required post-maintenance checks. Contributing to the accident was the captain’s inadequate post-maintenance preflight check and the flight crew’s improper response to the trim problem.
Registration timeline
Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1956 Convair 340/580).
- May 31, 2017deregistered — Air Tahoma Inc
Frequently asked
- Has N587X been in an accident?
- Yes. N587X appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2008.
- What kind of aircraft is N587X?
- N587X is a 1956 Convair 340/580 (fixed wing multi-engine), serial number 361.
- Has N587X been in a fatal accident?
- An NTSB record for N587X (CHI08MA270) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.
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