# N3430: Convair 340, registration cancelled 1996-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 1996
- 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: 55
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 27, 1994
- Last registry action: January 26, 1995
- Mode S code: A3CACB
- 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/N3430
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3430
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3430-1996-05-21

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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

## 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 19820605023439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820605023439I), Jun 5, 1982: Cvac STC240 (N3430), Minneapolis, MN. Rudder problem occurred in cruise. Overflew destination. AN17413 bolt lodged in rudder servo tab. Source unknown.

## Other aircraft with N3430

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3430-undated): Central States Aero MONOCOUPE, S/N 12. Owner: [Lawrence Jr William B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAWRENCE%20JR%20WILLIAM%20B)

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