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Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado

CV990-30104Written off

RegistrationUSN7876

CAOperatorCalifornia Airmotive Corp.

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Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado. Operated for American Airlines, Garuda Indonesia and California Airmotive Corp..

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Technical data

ManufacturerConvair

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN30104

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Convair 990 Coronado

Figures for the 990A (Model 30A) variant, the most representative of the family

Length42.4 m139 ft

Wingspan36.6 m120 ft

Height12.0 m40 ft

Range6,115 km3,302 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed896 km/h484 ktMach 0.84

Service ceiling12,497 m41,001 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight114,759 kg253,000 lb

Maximum payload59,920 kg132,101 lbIts 97 passengers with baggage would weigh about 9.7 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity97 passengersUp to 149 in a high-density layout

Endurance6 h 49 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1961 (65 years ago) · About 37 units built · Production ended in 1963

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

May 1, 1961

Delivered to Convair

Delivered to Convair as N5604G.

Oct 21, 1963

Transferred to Garuda Indonesia

Transferred to Garuda Indonesia.

Jun 1, 1973

Transferred to California Airmotive Corp.

Transferred to California Airmotive Corp..

Operators

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American Airlines

Registration N5604

1961-05-01

Convair

Registration N5604G

1963-10-21

Garuda Indonesia

Registration PK-GJB

1973-06-01

California Airmotive Corp.

Registration N7876

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado · N7876 · California Airmotive Corp.}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/CV990-30104},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-21},
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