# N24DR: 1957 Convair 440, registration cancelled 2022-12-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 3, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Convair 440](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440) (registry code 2422902)
- 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: 393
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 29, 1977
- Certificate issued: August 19, 2019
- Last registry action: August 19, 2019
- Mode S code: A22E01
- Owner when cancelled: [Taylor Douglas R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAYLOR%20DOUGLAS%20R)
- Location: [Laredo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Laredo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.5541° N, 99.4560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78041, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24DR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=24DR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24DR-2022-12-03

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 440: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

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

- [SDR 2013FA0000487](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2013FA0000487), Aug 2, 2013: ENGINE. ROUGH. IN FLIGHT PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN. ENGINE ROUGHNESS, CAUSE TO BE DETERMINED 8/2/2013.
- [SDR 2011FA0000277](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2011FA0000277), Mar 7, 2011: DOWNLOCK SWITCH. DEFECTIVE. UPON LANDING GEAR DEPLOYMENT ON LANDING AT AIRPORT, NO GEAR SAFE LIGHT OBSERVED FOR NLG. INSP REVEALED DEFECTIVE MICRO SWITCH ON NLG DOWN LOCK. THIS SYS IS FUNC
- [SDR BKJ2003F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BKJ2003F00000), Jan 11, 2003: BRAKE ASSY. LEAKING. DURING LANDING CHECK, UPON ARRIVAL TO AIRPORT. PILOTS NOTICED LOW HYDRAULIC RESEVOIR LEVEL. TOWER WAS NOTIFIED AND A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. AS A PRECAUTION, T
- [SDR 20010312CW015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010312CW015), Feb 10, 2001: ENGINE. FAILED. INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, UNKNOWN SPECIFIC CAUSE PENDING TEARDOWN.

## 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 CEN19MA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19MA312), Sep 11, 2019: Convair 440 (N24DR), Monclova, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight crew’s failure to maintain the proper airspeed on final approach, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall and impact with trees, and terrain. Contributing to the accident was…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20190911012859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190911012859A), Sep 11, 2019: Convair 440 (N24DR), Monclova, OH, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft was enroute from nqa to tol. Aircraft was cleared to descend from 7000' to 3000' wx CLR10. Aircraft reported airport insight and was descended to…
- [Incident 20000617019899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000617019899I), Jun 17, 2000: Cvac 440 (N24DR), Palm Springs, CA. (-23) On June 17, 2000, a convair 440, departed Palm Springs airport, Palm Springs, California enroute to ontario, California. The pilot reported that the oil…
- [Incident 20000526019889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000526019889I), May 26, 2000: Cvac 440 (N24DR), Palm Springs, CA. (-23) On may 26, 2000, a convair 440, N24DR, departed el paso, Texas on an IFR flight plan under VFR conditions enroute to ontario, California. During the…

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