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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Convair
Model
C-131B
Year
1955
Serial number
256
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
48
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
20,000 and over lb
Mode S code
A0B5EB
Engine
Make and model
P & W R-2800 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
2000 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2018 – 2019Conquest Air INCMiami Lakes, FL
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · destroyed
Feb 8, 2019 · Atlantic Ocean, AO
The captain's decision to continue with the flight with a malfunctioning left engine propeller control and the subsequent loss of engine power on both engines for undetermined reasons, which resulted in ditching into the ocean. Contributing to the accident was the first officer's failure to challenge the captain's decision to continue with the flight.
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (4)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
Propellers · governor · intermittentMar 8, 2019
FLIGHT CREW INABILITY TO ADJUST RPM INFLIGHT VIA PROPELLER SPEED CONTROL. PROPELLER SPEED CONTROL COULD BE ADJUSTED ON THE GROUND DURING RUN UP.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Propellers · governor · slowJun 20, 2016
NR 1 PROPELLER GOVERNOR WAS SLOW TO RESPOND WITH TOGGLE SWITCH, AFTER TAKEOFF.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Reciprocating engine · cylinder head · crackedDec 19, 2014
DURING CLIMB THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A POPPING NOISE AND THE MANIFOLD AND BMEP READINGS WERE WIDLY FLUCTUATING. THE CREW NOTICED A SLIGHT DROP IN THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL ON THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE. THE CREW ELECTED TO PREFORM A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE. UPON…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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Propellers · governor · abnormalOct 2, 2014
PROPELLER GOVERNOR WOULD NOT DECREASE BELOW 2500 RPM. AFTER REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE, THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO DECREASE THE ENGINE RPM BELOW 2500 RPM. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE RPM BEGAN TO INCREASE ON ITS OWN. ENGINE WAS FEATHERED TO PREVENT PROPELLER OVERSPEED. THE NR 1 PROPELLER GOVERNOR FAILED TO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.