# N55VM: 1947 Convair 240, registration cancelled 2012-08-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 23, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Convair 240](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-240) (registry code 2422601)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-793](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-793) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Certificate issued: June 8, 1977
- Last registry action: June 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A6FEF9
- Owners when cancelled: [L & J Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/L%20%26%20J%20CO), [Griswold J R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRISWOLD%20J%20R), [May Lewis L Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAY%20LEWIS%20L%20JR)
- Location: [Addison, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Addison)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9600° N, 96.8372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75001, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55VM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55VM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55VM-2012-08-23

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-240.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 DCA78AA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA78AA001-195024), Oct 20, 1977: Convair 240 (N55VM), Gillsburg, MS, destroyed, 6 fatal

## 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 19771020043659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771020043659A), Oct 20, 1977: Cvac 240/ (N55VM), MS, Destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other aircraft with N55VM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55VM): American Champion 8GCBC, S/N 610-2021, built 2020

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