N391957 Convair 440
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Oct 3, 2019.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply4 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026- Last registered owner
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Owner type
- Government
- City, state
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Certificate issued
- Jun 25, 1991
- Canceled
- Oct 3, 2019
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · Research and Development
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 29, 2016
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
- Convair
- Model
- 440
- Year
- 1957
- Serial number
- 480
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 54
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- A4806F
Engine
- Make and model
- Allison 501-D13d
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 3750 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1991 – 2019Federal Aviation AdministrationOklahoma City, OK
- 1978 – 1983Dept Of Transportation Federal Aviation AdminAtlantic City, NJ · different airframe: Sikorsky Ch-53a S/N 65026
- 1946Civil Aeronautics AdministrationWashington, DC · different airframe: Beechcraft C18s S/N 292
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- 1941 – 1946Civil Aeronautics AdministrationWashington, DC · different airframe: Fairchild 24 G S/N 2936
- until 1933Individual ownerChicago, IL · different airframe: Swallow Airplane Mfg Co Swallow Land Plane S/N 845
- until 1938Bureau Of Air CommerceWashington, DC · different airframe: Monocoupe D145 S/N D-106
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)
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.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-25-12 | Rolls-Royce Corporation 501-D Series Turboprop Engines | Jan 23, 2007 | Engine (501-D13D) |
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.
- Hydraulic power · circuit breaker · failedJan 24, 2011
ON START UP, THE FLIGHT CREW APPLIED AC POWER TO ACFT AND TURNED AC HYD PUMP SWITCH ON. A SMALL FLASH, THEN SMOKE EMITTED AT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE FORWARD FACE DISINTEGRATED INTO FRAGMENTS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorAug 3, 2010
FLIGHT CREW NOTICED ELECTRICAL SMELL, RETURNED TO BASE. MX INSPECTED CTR CONSOLE AREA. COULD NOT DUPLICATE MALFUNCTION. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF AFCS, FMS, WX RADAR, RTU, EFIS AND NAV SYSTEMS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO SMOKE OR BURNING SMELL NOTED. OPS CK GOOD IAW CV580.2-1, CHAP 22,23 & 24.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · switch · intermittentJun 16, 2004
LT MLG DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT INTERMITTENT. PERFORMED GEAR SWING AND PROBLEM VERIFIED. LT MAIN GEAR SWITCH INTERNAL WIRING LOOSE AT MOUNTING LUGS. INSTALLED NEW LOCK WASHERS AND RE TORQUED. RETRACTION CHECKS NORMAL IAW MM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Propellers · transfer tube · pluggedJul 29, 1998
AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING LOCAL WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED NR 2 PROP STARTING TO OVERSPEED. PILOT USED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE AND FEATHER NR 2 PROP. NR 2 PROP DID NOT FEATHER. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY, ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION OF NR 2 NACELLE, FOUND EVIDENCE OF…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026