# N5603: Convair 30A, registration cancelled 1970-08-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 27, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Convair 30A](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-30a) (registry code 2423204)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A30](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30A13
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 22, 1969
- Mode S code: A729AB
- Owner when cancelled: [Modern Air Transport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MODERN%20AIR%20TRANSPORT%20INC)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5603
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5603
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5603-1970-08-27

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 30A: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-30a.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 DCA71R0002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA71R0002), Aug 8, 1970: Convair 990 (N5603), Acapulco, Mexico, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N5603

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5603): Heldeberg Designs MARATHON 2002, S/N HD02070M, built 2002
- [Cancelled 1963-02-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5603-1963-02-27): Convair 30A, S/N 35. Owner: [American Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRLINES%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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