# N2728R: Convair 340, registration cancelled 1997-01-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 27, 1997
- Exported to: Venezuela
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Convair 340](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340) (registry code 242270A)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 67
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 24, 1994
- Last registry action: October 25, 1994
- Mode S code: A2B16A
- Owner when cancelled: [Los Pequenos Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOS%20PEQUENOS%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1517° N, 106.5749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87109, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2728R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2728R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2728R-1997-01-27

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

## 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 CHI70AC046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70AC046), Feb 1, 1970: Convair 580 (N2728R), Detroit, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19870921062029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870921062029I), Sep 21, 1987: Cvac STCAPJC (N2728R), Detroit, MI. A fire warning light led crew to discharge fire bottles and evacuate aircraft. Number 2 tail pipe ball joint blown.
- [Incident 19860712050779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860712050779I), Jul 12, 1986: Cvac STCAPJC (N2728R), Eau Claire, WI. Fire warning on left engine. Secured and used firebottles. Two center sections of engine exhaust were cracked.
- [Incident 19830817060859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830817060859I), Aug 17, 1983: Cvac STCAPJC (N2728R), Mosinee, WI, Minor damage. When gear was extended the left outboard wheel fell off the axle. Found safety bolt had come off due to vibration.
- [Incident 19810222010879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810222010879I), Feb 22, 1981: Cvac STC340CVAC (N2728R), Chicago, IL. Pilot reported electrical arcing at horse collar of number 2 engine.

## Other aircraft with N2728R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2728R): Cargill David Hutton WEIGHT SHIFT CONTOL, S/N 001DC

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