# N568JA: 1953 Convair 340-31, registration cancelled 2003-06-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 5, 2003
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Convair 340-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340-31) (registry code 2422804)
- Engine: [Allison 501-D13 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-501-d13-series) (registry code 03004)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-282](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-282) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 57
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 4, 1980
- Certificate issued: June 7, 1989
- Last registry action: September 17, 2002
- Mode S code: A7456B
- Owner when cancelled: [Era Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ERA%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1637° N, 149.9966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99502, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N568JA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=568JA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N568JA-2003-06-05

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 340-31: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340-31.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 97ZZZM1154](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM1154), Nov 9, 1997: FIRE CONTROL. FAILED. DURING TAKEOFF FROM ABQ, FIRE WARNING BELL AND LIGHT CAME ON. MAINTENANCE VISUALLY INSPECTED ALL THREE ZONES ON BOTH ENGINES. SELF TEST PERFORMED, GROUND TEST O
- [SDR ERA00014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERA00014), Jan 17, 1995: AIR DISTR. SMOKE. SMOKE APPEARED IN CABIN. RAN AIRCRAFT FOR 30 MINUTES ON THE GROUND, OPERATED HEAT AND PRESSURIZATION IN ALL MODES, NO SMOKE NOTED. PERFORMED CHECK FLIGHT, COULD

## 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.

- [Incident 19950819032579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950819032579I), Aug 19, 1995: Cvac 34031 (N568JA), Anchorage, AK. Taxiing to runway smoke in cabin. Evacuated. Cause not addressed.

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