# N5512K: 1959 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: 134
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Special flight permit
- Airworthiness date: March 13, 1973
- Certificate issued: May 21, 1983
- Last registry action: May 15, 2001
- Mode S code: A705CA
- 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/N5512K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5512K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5512K-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 UNK64X0550](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0550), Feb 13, 1964: Convair CV-440 (N5512K), Hilo, HI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19900628035449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900628035449I), Jun 28, 1990: Cvac STC340T (N5512K), Norfolk, VA. NR2 engine fire. Discharged fire bottle and shut down. NR2 wheel well boost pump leaking fuel.
- [Incident 19781213025069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781213025069I), Dec 13, 1978: Cvac 340CVAC (N5512K), Ypsilanti, MI, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed when flight crew activated hydraulic system. Gear selector was in the "up" position.

## Other aircraft with N5512K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5512K): Buckeye Industries DREAM MACHINE, S/N 3193, built 1994

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