# N300GR: 1948 Convair 240, registration cancelled 2009-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- Airframe: [Convair 240](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-240) (registry code 2422601)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-793](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-793) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 115
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: April 18, 1973
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A31FF8
- Owner when cancelled: [Central Iowa Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20IOWA%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Ottumwa, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Ottumwa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0444° N, 92.4291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52501, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N300GR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=300GR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300GR-2009-10-19

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-240.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 MIA80FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA065), May 24, 1980: Convair 240 (N300GR), Daytona Beach, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal

## 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.

- [Accident 19800524015269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800524015269A), May 24, 1980: Cvac 240/ (N300GR), Daytona Beach, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Overgross, pilots not rated in aircraft engine fire on takeoff. No emergency action. Below VMC, lost control.

## Other aircraft with N300GR

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N300GR): Learjet 45, S/N 582, built 2019
- [Cancelled 2020-05-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300GR-2020-05-29): Textron 172S, S/N 172S12426. Exported to China. Owner: [Textron Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXTRON%20AVIATION%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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