# N51255: 1956 Convair 440, registration cancelled 2026-02-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 12, 2026
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Convair 440](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440) (registry code 2422902)
- Engine: [Allison 501-D13D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-501-d13d) (registry code 03057)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A6), [TCDS E-282](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-282) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 383
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, aerial surveying
- Airworthiness date: January 27, 2010
- Certificate issued: October 26, 2011
- Last registry action: March 24, 2023
- Mode S code: A66C02
- Owner when cancelled: [Ifl Group Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IFL%20GROUP%20INC)
- Location: [Waterford, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Waterford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6383° N, 83.4107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48327, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51255
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51255
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51255-2026-02-12

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 440: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR NQ52003F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NQ52003F00000), Jan 29, 2003: SUPPORT BRACKET. CRACKED. APPROX .2500 CRACK DETECTED IN WEB/FLANGE RADIUS OF AFT TEE OF SUPPORT BRACKET ASSEMBLY FOR ATTACHMENT OF MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR ACTUATOR. THIS TEE BRACKET IS ATTAC
- [SDR NQ52002F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NQ52002F00000), Jul 9, 2002: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. SLIGHT SURFACE CRACKING DETECTED IN THE RADIUS OF INTERCOSTAL (TEE) PN3403310252-21 (FORWARD RIGHT ESCAPE HATCH FRAME). INTERCOSTAL IS PART OF FUSELAGE BELTFRAM

## Other aircraft with N51255

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51255-undated): Cessna 150J, S/N 15069874. Triennial form not returned

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