# N73160: Convair 440, registration cancelled 1991-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Convair 440](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440) (registry code 2422902)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 336
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 11, 1988
- Last registry action: February 24, 1991
- Mode S code: A9D205
- Owner when cancelled: [Sierra Pacific Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIERRA%20PACIFIC%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3026° N, 111.1825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85743, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73160
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73160
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73160-1991-04-01

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 440: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440.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 DEN89FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA064), Jan 20, 1989: Convair 580 (N73160), Buena Vista, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADVERTENT DEACTIVATION OF FUEL TO THE LEFT ENGINE AS THE PILOT WAS MAKING A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF THE RIGHT ENGINE, AND HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST PROCEDURE. RELATED FACTORS…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19890120001309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890120001309A), Jan 20, 1989: Cvac 440 (N73160), Buena Vista, CO, Substantial damage. Feathered right engine on power loss. Left engine inadvertently shut down. Glided to landing on dirt road.
- [Incident 19790102000989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790102000989I), Jan 2, 1979: Cvac STCAPJC (N73160), Kansas City, MO. Returned due to RPM fluctuations, mantenance changed brush block.
- [Incident 19780826039069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780826039069I), Aug 26, 1978: Cvac STCAPJC (N73160), Denver, CO. Rapid decompression at FL180. Emergency descent made edc engine drive compressor failed.

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