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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Convair
Model
440
Year
1958
Serial number
500
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
A7769F
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
until 2023Individual ownerTucson, AZ
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Jun 9, 1993 · Greenville, TX
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE PUBLISHED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. FACTORS WERE ENGINE FIRE WARNING SYSTEM ACTIVATING FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, AND THE RESULTANT AC POWER LOSS WHEN THAT ENGINE WAS SECURED. THE LACK OF RECENT EXPEREINCE IN TYPE AIRCRAFT AND THE LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL.
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.
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 (1)
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.
Exhaust · clamp · misinstalledApr 14, 1999
SUSPECTED THAT CLAMP HOLDING TAILPIPE TO THE REAR OF THE TURBINE WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY AND CAME LOOSE CAUSING THE TAILPIPE TO SLIDE BACK 6 INCHES AND ALLOWING HOT TURBINE EXHAUSTS ON NACELLE COWLS AND ENGINE FIRE DETECT LOOP. THIS CAUSED AN ENGINE FIRE WARNING AND SUBSEQUENT IN-FLIGHT SHUT DOWN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.