# N153PA: 1953 Convair 240-27, registration cancelled 2020-07-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 23, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Convair 240-27](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-240-27) (registry code 2422642)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026)
- Serial number: 304
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: August 13, 1981
- Certificate issued: March 7, 2007
- Last registry action: May 15, 2019
- Mode S code: A0D69A
- Owner when cancelled: [Desert Air Transport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DESERT%20AIR%20TRANSPORT%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1637° N, 149.9966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99502, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N153PA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=153PA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N153PA-2020-07-23

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 240-27: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-240-27.md

## 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 CHI82DA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA191), May 29, 1982: Convair 240 (N153PA), Detroit, MI, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 20070324006349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070324006349I), Mar 24, 2007: Cvac 24027 (N153PA), Ypsilanti, MI, Minor damage. (-23) N153PA on approach to yip reported a large bang followed by buffeting. Right hand inboard (wing) leading edge missing upon post flight inspection.…
- [Accident 19820529024289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820529024289A), May 29, 1982: Cvac 24027 (N153PA), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. Landed on taxiway in dense fog after an ILS approach. Rollout on grass between runways. Nose wheel sheared off.

## Other aircraft with N153PA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N153PA): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, S/N 54455, built 2013

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