# N7517U: Convair 340, registration cancelled 1997-01-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 27, 1997
- Exported to: Venezuela
- 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: 13
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 24, 1994
- Last registry action: October 25, 1994
- Mode S code: AA2120
- Owner when cancelled: [Los Pequenos Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOS%20PEQUENOS%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1517° N, 106.5749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87109, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7517U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7517U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7517U-1997-01-27

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340.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 DEN84FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA021), Nov 7, 1983: Convair 580 (N7517U), Sioux Falls, SD, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 19831106069349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831106069349A), Nov 6, 1983: Cvac STCAPJC (N7517U), Sioux Falls, SD, Minor damage. Bird strike occurred during approach landing seriously injuring captain. Co pilot made landing.
- [Incident 19800904082399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800904082399I), Sep 4, 1980: Cvac STCAPJC (N7517U), Memphis, TN. Fire warning light during approach, engine shut down. Cause was a malfunctioning fire warning control box.
- [Incident 19800329042959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800329042959I), Mar 29, 1980: Cvac STCAPJC (N7517U), Green Bay, WI, Minor damage. Aircraft cleared to taxi, wing tip struck rotor of camouflaged helicopter parked in grass. No warning from tower.
- [Incident 19800218026709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800218026709I), Feb 18, 1980: Cvac STCAPJC (N7517U), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Nose gear would not retract. Nose gear down latch hook and rod assembly failed.
- [Incident 19780530041239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780530041239I), May 30, 1978: Cvac STCAPJC (N7517U), Detroit, MI. Unscheduled landing with air-conditioner problem. Ruptured duct coupling.

## Other aircraft with N7517U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7517U): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 3510

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