# N358SA: Convair 340, registration cancelled 1996-04-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 8, 1996
- 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: 153
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: February 1, 1996
- Last registry action: February 7, 1996
- Mode S code: A40416
- Owner when cancelled: [Omni Air Group Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OMNI%20AIR%20GROUP%20INC)
- Location: [Spokane, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Spokane)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6472° N, 117.4267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99204, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N358SA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=358SA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N358SA-1996-04-08

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 340: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340.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 SEA96FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA039), Jan 5, 1996: Convair 340 (N358SA), Spokane, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's improper management of the fuel/system, which resulted in loss of power in both engines, due to fuel starvation. Factors relating to the accident were: false indications of the cockpit…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19960104000239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960104000239A), Jan 4, 1996: Cvac 340CVAC (N358SA), Spokane, WA, Destroyed. Lost both engines on ILS. Landed a mile short gear up. Hit berm. Low fuel. Fuel unported. Unporting not in POH.
- [Incident 19910930049579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910930049579I), Sep 30, 1991: Cvac 340CVAC (N358SA), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Aircraft lost steering and braking due to failed gear actuator hydraulic line. Ran into ramp equipment.
- [Incident 19900119008319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900119008319I), Jan 19, 1990: Cvac 340CVAC (N358SA), Portland, OR. NR2 engine lost power inflight. Landed without incident. Reduction gear box had failed.

## Other aircraft with N358SA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N358SA): Raytheon A36, S/N E-3192, built 1998

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