# N145GT: 1955 Convair C-131B, registration cancelled 2019-08-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 22, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Convair C-131B](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-c-131b) (registry code 2422903)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026)
- Serial number: 256
- Year built: 1955
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 21, 2015
- Certificate issued: April 26, 2018
- Last registry action: April 26, 2018
- Mode S code: A0B5EB
- Owner when cancelled: [Conquest Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONQUEST%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Miami Lakes, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami%20Lakes)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.9046° N, 80.3021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33014, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N145GT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=145GT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N145GT-2019-08-22

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Convair C-131B: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-c-131b.md

## Service difficulty reports (6)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR Q9UA2019FA0000058](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Q9UA2019FA0000058), Mar 8, 2019: GOVERNOR. INTERMITTENT. FLIGHT CREW INABILITY TO ADJUST RPM INFLIGHT VIA PROPELLER SPEED CONTROL. PROPELLER SPEED CONTROL COULD BE ADJUSTED ON THE GROUND DURING RUN UP.
- [SDR Q9UA2016062303](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Q9UA2016062303), Jun 20, 2016: GOVERNOR. SLOW. NR 1 PROPELLER GOVERNOR WAS SLOW TO RESPOND WITH TOGGLE SWITCH, AFTER TAKEOFF.
- [SDR Q9UA2014122300002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Q9UA2014122300002), Dec 19, 2014: CYLINDER HEAD. CRACKED. 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 E
- [SDR Q9U201410170001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Q9U201410170001), Oct 3, 2014: GOVERNOR. FAILED. PROPELLER GOVERNOR WOULD NOT DECREASE BELOW 2500 RPM. AFTER REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE, CREW WAS UNABLE TO DECREASE THE ENGINE RPM BELOW 2500. SHORTLY THEREAFTER 
- [SDR Q9UA20141002001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Q9UA20141002001), Oct 2, 2014: GOVERNOR. ABNORMAL. 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 THE
- [SDR 20010305CW003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010305CW003), Jan 22, 2001: BEARING. DETERIORATED. AFTER TAKEOFF, CLIMBING THROUGH 2,200 FT CREW NOTICED OIL TEMPERATURE RISING AND OIL PRESSURE DECREASING. ENGINE SHUTDOWN/FEATHERED, RETURNED TO AIRPORT. INSPEC

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA19LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA096), Feb 8, 2019: Convair C131 (N145GT), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: 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…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20190208009989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190208009989A), Feb 8, 2019: Convair C-131B (N145GT), Miami, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 02-11-2019 at approximately 1000 inspector [privacy data omitted] and inspector [privacy data omitted] arrived at jackson memorial hospital and interviewed…

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