# N587X: 1956 Convair 340/580, registration cancelled 2017-05-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 31, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Convair 340/580](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340-580) (registry code 3790228)
- 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: 361
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: December 1, 2004
- Certificate issued: June 10, 2005
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: A791F6
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Tahoma Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20TAHOMA%20INC)
- Location: [Spanaway, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Spanaway)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.0609° N, 122.3889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98387, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N587X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=587X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N587X-2017-05-31

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 340/580: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340-580.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR I5H2008F00002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/I5H2008F00002), Aug 2, 2008: SPAR. CORRODED. REMOVED INTERGRANULAR CORROSION FROM THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SN 384RH UPPER REAR SPAR (3) FT OB OF THE UPPER AFT RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ATTACH FITTING. R
- [SDR I5HA08580004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/I5HA08580004), Apr 17, 2008: HUB. LEAKING. ON APPROACH, THE CREW FELT A VIBRATION ON THE NR1 ENGINE AND SHUT IT DOWN AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. MAINT INSPECTED THE AC AND FOUND THE NR 1 PROP LEAKING BET
- [SDR I5HA0658009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/I5HA0658009), Oct 5, 2006: DOOR. OBSTRUCTED. AT 0938L, AC TOOK OFF, ENROUTE. WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 5000 FT, THE CAPTAIN NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PRESSURIZING PROPERLY THE LOWER CARGO DOOR LIGHT WAS IL
- [SDR I5HA0358007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/I5HA0358007), Sep 14, 2006: PUMP. FAILED. ON APPROACH, CREW REPORTED THE NR 1 PROP RPM INCREASE TO MAX RPM AND WOULD NOT CONTROL ENGINE SPEED. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN PRECAUTIONARY AND THE AIRCRAFT LAN

## 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 CHI08MA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08MA270), Sep 1, 2008: Convair CV-580 (N587X), Columbus, OH, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The improper (reverse) rigging of the elevator trim cables by company maintenance personnel, and their subsequent failure to discover the misrigging during required post-maintenance checks.…

## 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 20080901844509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080901844509A), Sep 1, 2008: Cvac 340580 (N587X), Columbus, OH, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) Aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff. The aircraft, registration number N587X, an convair 340/580 operated by air tahoma (I5HA), depated runway 5L at…

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