# N5813: Convair 340, registration cancelled 1984-10-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 17, 1984
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Convair 340](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340) (registry code 242270A)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 130
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 29, 1983
- Mode S code: A77C60
- Owner when cancelled: [Freedom Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREEDOM%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Cleveland, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cleveland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5813
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5813
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5813-1984-10-17

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19820923061539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820923061539I), Sep 23, 1982: Cvac 340CVAC (N5813), Columbia, SC, Minor damage. Pilot experienced a violent shimmy after touchdown. Nose wheel damaged. Nose wheel assembly changed.
- [Incident 19810423030029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810423030029I), Apr 23, 1981: Cvac 340CVAC (N5813), Cleveland, OH. Lost pressurization in climb to 6000 feet when rear service door opened. Found position switch maladjusted.
- [Incident 19781218023149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781218023149I), Dec 18, 1978: Cvac STCAPJC (N5813), Binghamton, NY, Minor damage. Pilots side window cracked at 14000 feet. Pilot descended, depressurized and returned.
- [Incident 19781110021599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781110021599I), Nov 10, 1978: Cvac STCAPJC (N5813), Binghamton, NY. Flight returned after pressurization malfunctioned. Found plastic bag lodged in door seal of rear service door.

## Other aircraft with N5813

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5813): Curtiss Wright P40M, S/N 27501, built 1943

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