N8277Q is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Convair C-131F built in 1955. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 28, 2015. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Convair C-131F cancelled July 28, 2015
- Serial number
- 140999
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1955
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 7, 2002
- Last FAA action
- September 4, 2013
- Last owner
- Kestrel INC (Corporation)
Waukee, IA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
NTSB accident and incident record under N8277Q
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Convair 340-71 · serial 282
The captain’s decision to continue the flight with the left engine backfiring, resulting in an engine fire shortly after takeoff. Contributing to the accident were the captain’s decision to continue the flight following a report of black smoke trailing the airplane and in-flight fire damage to the left wheel brake system, resulting in a loss of directional control during an emergency landing.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site