# N280P: 1957 Convair 240-0, registration cancelled 2017-05-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 22, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Convair 240-0](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-240-0) (registry code 2422602)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026)
- Serial number: 133
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 13, 1957
- Certificate issued: June 23, 1999
- Last registry action: July 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A2CF40
- Owner when cancelled: [Castle Air Museum Foundation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CASTLE%20AIR%20MUSEUM%20FOUNDATION%20INC)
- Location: [Atwater, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Atwater)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3061° N, 120.6560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95301, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N280P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=280P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280P-2017-05-22

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 240-0: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-240-0.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19780620046939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780620046939I), Jun 20, 1978: Cvac 24011 (N280P), Modesto, CA. Both engines stopped, pilots unable to start. Left tank empty, 200 gal in right. Right boost pump inop.

## Other aircraft with N280P

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N280P): Textron 680A, S/N 680A0059, built 2016

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