# N968N: 1957 Convair 440, registration cancelled 2007-04-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 11, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Convair 440](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440) (registry code 2422902)
- Engine: [Allison 501-D13 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-501-d13-series) (registry code 03004)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A6), [TCDS E-282](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-282) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 462
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 9, 1967
- Certificate issued: September 3, 1996
- Last registry action: February 20, 2007
- Mode S code: AD7B0A
- Owner when cancelled: [R And R Holdings Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/R%20AND%20R%20HOLDINGS%20INC)
- Location: [Spanaway, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Spanaway)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.0609° N, 122.3889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98387, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N968N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=968N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N968N-2007-04-11

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 (1)

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

- [SDR 95ZZZZ202](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZZ202), Mar 14, 1995: EEL BULB. FAILED. FOUND THE NR 4 CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHT BULB BURNED OUT. REPLACED BULB, SYSTEM CHECKS GOOD.

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 MKC73IK072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73IK072), May 31, 1973: Convair 580 (N968N), Minneapolis, MN, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB CHI70IC047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70IC047), Feb 1, 1970: Convair 580 (N968N), Houghton, MI, 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 19891011061199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891011061199I), Oct 11, 1989: Cvac STCAPJC (N968N), Burbank, CA. Fluid leaking from left engine while taxiing to ramp. Shaft on the engine scavenge oil pump had sheared.
- [Incident 19801110079359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801110079359I), Nov 10, 1980: Cvac STCAPJC (N968N), Omaha, NE. Flight returned due to fuel light indication. Replaced primary fuel pump pressure switch and speed sense switch.

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