# N5509K: 1953 Convair 640-340D, registration cancelled 2002-03-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 27, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Convair 640-340D](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-640-340d) (registry code 2422814)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce DART-542 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-542-series) (registry code 54522)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E5EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 66
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: May 21, 1983
- Last registry action: May 15, 2001
- Mode S code: A70308
- Owner when cancelled: [Zantop Int'L Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZANTOP%20INT'L%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Ypsilanti, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ypsilanti)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2751° N, 83.5863° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48198, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5509K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5509K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5509K-2002-03-27

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 640-340D: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-640-340d.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 ATL89FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA189), Aug 3, 1989: Convair 640 (340D) (N5509K), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO PLACE THE AIRPLANE AT A POSITION FROM WHICH A STABILIZED APPROACH TO LANDING COULD BE MADE. HIS PROCEDURE FOR THE RECOVERY FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING WAS INADEQUATE AND THE…

## 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 19890803030349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890803030349A), Aug 3, 1989: Cvac STC340CVAC (N5509K), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Landed hard, bounced 3 times collapsing nose gear. Used 30 degree flaps instead of 24 on a destabilized approach.

## Other aircraft with N5509K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5509K): Buckeye Industries SKYHAWK, S/N 6145, built 2001

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