# N94279: 1949 Convair 600-240D, registration cancelled 2003-06-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 12, 2003
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 101
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 15, 1966
- Certificate issued: August 13, 2001
- Last registry action: August 13, 2001
- Mode S code: AD1805
- Owner when cancelled: [J&R Aircraft Leasing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%26R%20AIRCRAFT%20LEASING%20LLC)
- Location: [Columbus, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Columbus)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2306° N, 85.8328° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47203, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94279
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=94279
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94279-2003-06-12

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 600-240D: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-600-240d.md

## Service difficulty reports (5)

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

- [SDR GAIA9887](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA9887), Sep 1, 1998: WIRE. LOOSE. KHA - FLT 524 - MEM-IND. ON APPROACH TO IND AFTER SELECTING GEAR DOWN, THE DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE LANDING GEAR UNLOCKED LIGHT REMAINED
- [SDR GAIA9873](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA9873), Jul 24, 1998: FLOORBEAMS. BENT. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE AFT CARGO FLOOR SUPPORT BEAMS AT FS 414 TO 691 WERE FOUND BENT DOWN ON THE TOP EDGES WHERE FREIGHT LOADS HAD BEEN DROPPED. THE AR
- [SDR GAIA9839](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA9839), Apr 10, 1998: ENGINE. FAILED. DURING CLIMB AND APPROACHING 11,500 FEET TO LEVEL OFF AT 12,000 FEET, THERE WAS A FLASH AND THE LEFT ENGINE AUTOFEATHERED. ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. AN EMERG
- [SDR GAIA9712](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA9712), Apr 21, 1997: BLOWER. FAILED. FLT 267 - MMCU-MELP - FLT CREW DISCOVERED THE COCKPIT HEATER WAS INOPERATIVE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ROUTE HEAT FROM WING HEATER TO COCKPIT (PER ALTERNATE PROCEDUR
- [SDR GAIA9603](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA9603), Feb 22, 1996: UPLOCK SPRING. HEAT DAMAGED. FLT 163 - MMMY-LRD - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE HYDRAULIC SELECTOR WAS PUT IN BYPASS. REPRESSURIZED HYDRAULIC SYS

## 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.

- [Incident 19920814037489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920814037489I), Aug 14, 1992: Cvac STC240T (N94279), Las Cruces, NM, Minor damage. Fire warning on right engine. Engine shutdown. Precautionary landing. Found large hole in compressor case.
- [Incident 19820224005019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820224005019I), Feb 24, 1982: Cvac STC240T (N94279), Chicago, IL. Slid off icy turn around pad on taxi for takeoff. Freezing rain earlier. Pad not deiced.
- [Incident 19810725056789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810725056789I), Jul 25, 1981: Cvac STC240T (N94279), Ottumva, IA, Minor damage. Found a fire in the left engine damage confined to the engine compartment.

## Other aircraft with N94279

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94279): Sabre 447, S/N 001, built 2007

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