# N21DR: Convair 440, registration cancelled 2013-08-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Convair 440](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440) (registry code 2422902)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 325
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 7, 1977
- Certificate issued: November 28, 1978
- Last registry action: July 16, 1988
- Mode S code: A1B784
- Owner when cancelled: [Emmissary Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EMMISSARY%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Windsor Locks, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Windsor%20Locks)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9298° N, 72.6580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06096, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21DR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21DR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21DR-2013-08-07

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 440: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440.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 LAX82DA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA042), Jan 18, 1982: Convair 440 (N21DR), Honolulu, HI, 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.

- [Accident 19820117070869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820117070869A), Jan 17, 1982: Cvac 440 (N21DR), Honolulu, HI, Destroyed. Right engine caught fire after takeoff, feathered. Unable to maintain altitude, ditched. Reports lost in mail.
- [Incident 19800612054029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800612054029I), Jun 12, 1980: Cvac 440 (N21DR), Windsor Locks, CT, Minor damage. Aircraft pulled to left during taxi. Outer wheel bearing failed.

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