# Convair C-131E

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 2423004
- Manufacturer (registry): CONVAIR
- Model: C-131E
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 2 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 54
- Weight class: 20,000 lb and over
- Certification: Type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-c-131e

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## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## 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 LAX96FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA106), Feb 5, 1996: Convair C-131E (N131T), Saint Johns, AZ, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: inadequate preflight planning and preparation by the first pilot (PIC), his failure to ensure the aircraft was properly loaded within limitations, his failure to use proper flaps for takeoff, his…

## 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 19991001042519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991001042519I), Oct 1, 1999: Cvac C131E (N4753B), Baco Raton, FL, Minor damage. (-23)On October 1,1999, a convair 440, N4753B, s/n 340, operated by gulf & caribbean cargo, inc. and piloted by [privacy data omitted], made an emergency…
- [Accident 19960205003559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960205003559A), Feb 5, 1996: Cvac C131E (N131T), St Johns, AZ, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Rotated near end runway. Hit wires. Crashed city area. Over gross weight, high density altitude. Short runway factor

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report.

- [SDR 20000808SH021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000808SH021), Oct 1, 1999: BOLT. FAILED. RIGHT ELEVATOR TAB PUSH/PULL ROD ATTACH BOLT FAILED CAUSING A VIBRATION THAT DAMAGED ELEVATOR AND TAB. THE PILOT MADE A SAFE EMERGENCY LANDING. (X)

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