# N155PA: 1953 General Dynamics 240-27, registration cancelled 2013-02-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 12, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [General Dynamics 240-27](https://openairdocs.org/model/general-dynamics-240-27) (registry code 3790227)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026)
- Serial number: 322
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: April 23, 1981
- Last registry action: January 6, 2003
- Mode S code: A0DE08
- Location: [Columbus, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Columbus)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1482° N, 85.9994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47201, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N155PA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=155PA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N155PA-2013-02-12

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 General Dynamics 240-27: https://openairdocs.org/model/general-dynamics-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 DCA85AA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA85AA023), Jun 19, 1985: General Dynamics 240-27 (N155PA), West Trenton, NJ, destroyed

## 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 19841017069199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841017069199I), Oct 17, 1984: Cvac 24027 (N155PA), Detroit, MT, Minor damage. On previous takeoff axle retaining bolt head sheared allowing right nose wheel assembly to fall off.
- [Incident 19840124011609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840124011609I), Jan 24, 1984: Cvac 24027 (N155PA), Syracuse, NY. Left main gear would not extend. Blew gear down under emergency system. Landed safely. Cause undetermined.

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