# N7743U: Convair 440, registration cancelled 1996-11-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 5, 1996
- 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: 390
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 17, 1990
- Last registry action: April 17, 1996
- Mode S code: AA7AB7
- Owner when cancelled: [Vallas Theodore L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALLAS%20THEODORE%20L)
- Location: [Carlsbad, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Carlsbad)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1425° N, 117.3134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92008, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7743U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7743U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7743U-1996-11-05

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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

## 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.

- [Incident 19870204004809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870204004809I), Feb 4, 1987: Cvac STCAPJC (N7743U), Charleston, WV. Down and locked lights failed to illuminate with gear extension. Safe landing made. Gear handle to be replaced.
- [Incident 19870122003459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870122003459I), Jan 22, 1987: Cvac STCAPJC (N7743U), Charleston, WV. The gear down lights failed to illuminate. Handle recycled and lights operated. Switch actuating rod sticking.
- [Incident 19831003066509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831003066509I), Oct 3, 1983: Cvac STCAPJC (N7743U), Chicago, IL. Heard aloud bang when gear was lowered. Excuted a missed approach. Landed normally. Actuator gear casting failed.
- [Incident 19821023062169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821023062169I), Oct 23, 1982: Cvac STCAPJC (N7743U), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Pilot lost outside wheel on takeoff. Continued to destination. Taxied off runway. Shut down. Towed to hangar.
- [Incident 19810420024049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810420024049I), Apr 20, 1981: Cvac 440 (N7743U), Chicago, IL. During climb left engine auto feathered. Returned and found bad thrust sensitive switch.

## Other aircraft with N7743U

- [Cancelled 1964-07-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7743U-1964-07-08): Cessna 172E, S/N 17251743. Exported to Panama. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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