# N74855: 1948 Convair 600-240D, registration cancelled 2018-01-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 26, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Convair 600-240D](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-600-240d) (registry code 2422660)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce DART-542 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-542-series) (registry code 54522)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E5EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 46
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 19, 1962
- Certificate issued: November 16, 2000
- Last registry action: December 15, 2009
- Mode S code: AA1367
- Owner when cancelled: [Trzeciak Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRZECIAK%20ROBERT%20J)
- Location: [Virginia Beach, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Virginia%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8458° N, 76.0920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23452, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74855
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74855
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74855-2018-01-26

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 600-240D: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-600-240d.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 CHI79DA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DA001), Oct 3, 1978: Convair CV-600 (N74855), Cleveland, OH, incident, minor damage

## 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 19800102010979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800102010979I), Jan 2, 1980: Cvac 240/ (N74855), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Nose gear axle broke, wheel rolled back into propeller, damaged all four blades.
- [Incident 19781003031029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781003031029I), Oct 3, 1978: Cvac STC240T (N74855), Mt Vernon, OH. Unscheduled landing due to smoke in the cockpit. Smoke was caused by overheated heater blower motor.

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