N229131952 General Dynamics Corp. 240
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Oct 16, 2012.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched3 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Last registered owner
- Bahama Air Ferries INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Certificate issued
- Aug 30, 1993
- Canceled
- Oct 16, 2012
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 7, 1980
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- General Dynamics Corp.
- Model
- 240
- Year
- 1952
- Serial number
- 316
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 42
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- A20507
Engine
- Make and model
- P & W R-2800 Series
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- 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- 1993 – 2012Bahama Air Ferries INCDaytona Beach, FL
- 1968 – 1970Individual ownerFairbanks, AK · different airframe: Cessna 150h S/N 15068612
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)
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 (3)
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.
- Flight controls · bearing · failedMay 11, 1999
DURNIG A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT, REQUIRED MORE THAN USUAL RUDDER TRIM. AFTER LANDING, NOTICED FLIGHT TAB APPEARED TO BE STUCK TO ONE SIDE. REMOVED RUDDER AND RUDDER POST. FOUND RUDDER QUADRANT LOCK BEARING FROZEN. BEARING REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine fuel and control · carburetor · defectiveSep 17, 1996
ON CLIMB-OUT, HAD COMPLETE POWER LOSS ON NR 2 ENGINE. ENGINE WAS FEATHERED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT. CARBURETOR WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · cylinder · crackedAug 8, 1996
LEFT ENGINE BEGAN CONTINUOUSLY BACKFIRING AFTER LEAVING 2,000 FEET. ALL PRESSURES WERE NORMAL, TORQUE METER FLUCTUATIONS BETWEEN BACKFIRES. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND SECURED, RETURNED TO AIRPORT. NR 1 CYLINDER WAS FOUND CRACKED AT EXHAUST PORT. CYLINDER REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026