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N8042W1958 Convair 440

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 15, 2017.

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched3 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Dover, DE
owner city / state
Engine
UNKNOWN ENG
Ama/Expr
Owners
1
since 2000
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
3
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Aeronautical Commercial Office INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Dover, DE
Certificate issued
Jun 21, 2000
Canceled
May 15, 2017
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Jun 5, 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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Convair
Model
440
Year
1958
Serial number
503
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
AAF36C

Engine

Make and model
Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
Type
Turbo-prop

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2000 – 2017Aeronautical Commercial Office INCDover, DE
  2. 1967 – 1970Individual ownerMedway, MA · different airframe: Piper Pa-28-180 S/N 28-2111

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 (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

Accident history for this model

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.

  • Stabilizers · spar · crackedJan 31, 1997

    DURING B-1/B-2 INSPECTION, THE VERTICAL STABILIZER RT FRONT SPAR RAIL AT WL 151 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. REPLACED RAIL WITH NEW UNIT. AIRCRAFT WILL BE RETURNED TO SERICE AT END OF INSPECTION.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · seat track · corrosionDec 3, 1996

    DURING B-1/B-2 INSPECTION, THE RT OUTBOARD FORWARD SEAT TRACK (MAIN CABIN) WAS FOUND TO HAVE INTERGRANULAR CORROSION ON THE TRACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW TRACK. AIRCRAFT WILL BE RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER INSPECTION IS COMPLETED.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · seat track · corrosionDec 3, 1996

    DURING B-1/B-2 INSPECTION, THE RT OUTBOARD FORWARD SEAT TRACK (MAIN CABIN) WAS FOUND TO HAVE INTERGRANULAR CORROSION ON THE TRACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW TRACK. AIRCRAFT WILL BE RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER INSPECTION IS COMPLETED.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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