# N344MM: Convair 240-53, registration cancelled 1998-02-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 13, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Convair 240-53](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-240-53) (registry code 242264A)
- Serial number: 525806
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: July 10, 1987
- Last registry action: October 15, 1997
- Mode S code: A3CD49
- Owner when cancelled: [Silver Express Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SILVER%20EXPRESS%20CO)
- Location: San Juan, PR, RQ
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N344MM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=344MM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N344MM-1998-02-13

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 240-53: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-240-53.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 ATL97LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA093), Jun 30, 1997: Convair 240-53 (N344MM), San Juan, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, the pilot's improper emergency procedure after the powewr loss, and the overloading of the airplane, resulting in an inability to maintain altitude…

## 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 19970630025929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970630025929A), Jun 30, 1997: Cvac 24053 (N344MM), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Lost left engine on initial climbout. Feathered. Failed use wet power on good. Eng. Crashed on beach. Over gross wt (-23) aircraft departed runway 08 sju lmm…

## Other aircraft with N344MM

- [Cancelled 2019-11-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N344MM-2019-11-14): Robinson Helicopter R44 II, S/N 11280, built 2006. Expired dealer. Owner: [Lesco Aircraft Leasing & Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LESCO%20AIRCRAFT%20LEASING%20%26%20SALES%20INC), [Tunica, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Tunica)

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