# N73166: Convair 440, registration cancelled 1999-04-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 6, 1999
- Exported to: Canada
- 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: 374
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 9, 1985
- Last registry action: March 19, 1997
- Mode S code: A9D20B
- Owner when cancelled: [Sierra Pacific Airlines](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIERRA%20PACIFIC%20AIRLINES)
- 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/N73166
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73166
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73166-1999-04-06

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 440: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440.md

## Service difficulty reports (3)

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

- [SDR 96ZZZM1553](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1553), Oct 9, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SID ITEM 53-2-1 AND .5 INCH LONG CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN FROM RIVET TOWARDS CENTER OF LEFT NR 3 EMERGENCY EXIT OPENING, LO
- [SDR 96ZZZM985](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM985), May 17, 1996: LEVER. CRACKED. DURING GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF FROM DENVER, THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LIGHT AND GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ON. AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO RETRACT 
- [SDR 96ZZZX1441](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1441), Feb 6, 1996: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. CREW REPORTED THE NR 2 CABIN INTERNAL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CAME ON WHEN SYSTEM ARMING SWITCH PLACED IN THE 'OFF' POSITION. THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, SUBS

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19940926037859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940926037859I), Sep 26, 1994: Cvac 440 (N73166), Salt Lake City, UT. Left engine lost oil pressure and quantity. Shutdown. Returned. Recent install oil cooler thermostat. Improper o rin
- [Incident 19790331013069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790331013069I), Mar 31, 1979: Cvac STCAPJC (N73166), Fort Leonard Wo, MO, Substantial damage. Aircraft substantially damaged as a deer ran into left propeller during the landing roll.

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