# N295M: 1956 Convair 240-5, registration cancelled 2013-09-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 24, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Convair 240-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-240-5) (registry code 2422612)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026)
- Serial number: 64
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 7, 1960
- Certificate issued: April 17, 1995
- Last registry action: May 5, 2010
- Mode S code: A30920
- Owner when cancelled: [Bahama Air Ferries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAHAMA%20AIR%20FERRIES%20INC)
- Location: [Daytona Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Daytona%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.2108° N, 81.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daytona Beach, FL, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N295M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=295M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N295M-2013-09-24

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 240-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-240-5.md

## Service difficulty reports (3)

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

- [SDR 99ZZZM420](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZM420), May 18, 1999: CYLINDER. CRACKED. IN CRUISE, NR 1 ENGINE BEGAN TO BACKFIRE, POWER REDUCED RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND LANDED. FOUND NR 1 CYLINDER CRACKED AND EXHAUST PUSHROD BROKEN CYLINDE
- [SDR 99ZZZM320](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZM320), Apr 27, 1999: CYLINDER. CRACKED. NR 2 ENGINE BACK FIRING IN CRUISE. FEATHERED ENGINE AND LANDED TJBQN. FOUND NR 11 CYLINDER CRACKED. REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
- [SDR 98ZZZX3395](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3395), Aug 12, 1998: TIRE. SEPARATED. AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE, ATC REPORTED THAT ANOTHER AIRCRAFT REPORTED SOME RUBBER ON THE RUNWAY JUST AFTER TAKEOFF. ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL AND CREW CON

## 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 19790801029309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790801029309I), Aug 1, 1979: Cvac 240* (N295M), Ypsilanti, MI. During landing, aircraft had total electrical loss due to corrosion of primary bus feeder line at wing root.

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