# N153JR: 1953 Convair 340, registration cancelled 2014-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Convair 340](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340) (registry code 242270A)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 117
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 30, 1954
- Certificate issued: December 13, 2005
- Last registry action: December 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A0D62C
- Owner when cancelled: [Jet One Express](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JET%20ONE%20EXPRESS)
- Location: [Boca Raton, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Boca%20Raton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.3471° N, 80.1592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33433, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N153JR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=153JR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N153JR-2014-10-14

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 340: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 2002FA0001126](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002FA0001126), Sep 3, 2002: OIL TANK. RUPTURED. THE OIL TANK WAS OVERFILLED ON LEFT ENGINE. ON TAKE OFF ROLL, THE PRESSURE FROM THE OVERFILL CAUSED THE TANK TO RUPTURE. OIL THEN BEGAN TO SPRAY ONTO THE EXHAUS

## 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 DCA12FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12FA051), Mar 15, 2012: Convair 440 - NO Series (N153JR), San Juan, PR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the flight crew's failure to maintain adequate airspeed after shutting down the right engine due to an in-flight fire in one of the right augmentors. The failure to maintain airspeed resulted in…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20120315006989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120315006989A), Mar 15, 2012: Convair 340 (N153JR), Carolinas, PR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The cargo only flight, deaprted san juan international airport, enroute to st croix. Shortly after take off from runway 10 he requested to return for runway 10…
- [Incident 20020819023709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020819023709I), Aug 19, 2002: Cvac 340CVAC (N153JR), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. (-23) On August 19, 2002, approx. 08:00 at the San Juan international a heavy smoke coming out of the left engine was detected by the ATC as the aircraft began…

## Other aircraft with N153JR

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N153JR): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 3753, built 1953

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