Convair 340
7 on the U.S. register. Built from 1953 to 1956; half of them date from 1955 or earlier. Michigan has the most (7). 100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
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About the 340 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprops
- Power
- Turboprop, 2 engines
- Common engines
- Allison 501-D13 Ser (3), Allison 501-D22 (2), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (1)
- Seats
- 46
- Cruise speed
- about 213 mph
- Built of
- aluminium
- Maker on the register
- Convair
- Registered
- earliest certificate May 2, 1996; newest January 18, 2013
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Corporation | 7 | 100% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 340 | 7 | 1953 to 1956 | 100.0% |
Airworthiness certificate class
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Ifl Group INC | 6 |
| Gulf & Caribbean Cargo INC | 1 |
Fleet pages: Ifl Group INC · Gulf & Caribbean Cargo INC
Accident history NTSB records · 4 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
The 4 most recent of 4 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Convair 340 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
7 as of October 30, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Convair 340s?
Michigan, with 7.
Who owns the Convair 340?
100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Convair 340s on the register built?
Between 1953 and 1956; half of them in 1955 or earlier.
How many Convair 340 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
4 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Convair 340 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Convair 340 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 257 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 47 of them in the last ten years: about 83.9 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is engine.
Failure reports 257 since 1995 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 11 |
| 96 | 21 |
| 97 | 23 |
| 98 | 15 |
| 99 | 11 |
| 00 | 7 |
| 01 | 5 |
| 02 | 7 |
| 03 | 8 |
| 04 | 14 |
| 05 | 11 |
| 06 | 5 |
| 07 | 11 |
| 08 | 9 |
| 09 | 11 |
| 10 | 6 |
| 11 | 8 |
| 12 | 8 |
| 13 | 19 |
| 14 | 11 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 2 |
| 17 | 2 |
| 18 | 1 |
| 19 | 11 |
| 20 | 3 |
| 23 | 2 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | 78 | 30% |
| Airframe structure | 48 | 19% |
| Landing gear | 40 | 16% |
| Propeller | 20 | 8% |
| Heating, ice protection and utility systems | 20 | 8% |
| Electrical power | 19 | 7% |
| Emergency equipment | 17 | 7% |
| Flight controls | 7 | 3% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Engine | 10 |
| Clamp | 7 |
| Generator | 7 |
| Switch | 7 |
| Longeron | 6 |
| Spar | 6 |
| Actuator | 5 |
| Skin | 5 |
| Amplifier | 4 |
| Connector | 4 |
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 19 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: pots telephone (5), potstelephone adapter (2), installation (2), discharge valve (2), installation of (1), fuel jettison (1).
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the 340 links to the rest of the register
- Convair 46 aircraft on the register
- Convair 340 7 registered
- Built of aluminium
- Allison (Rolls-Royce) 501-D13 series 3 of these aircraft · 3750 hp
- Allison (Rolls-Royce) 501-D22 2 of these aircraft · 4050 hp
- Allison (Rolls-Royce) 501-D22G 1 of these aircraft · 4815 hp
- Michigan 7 of these aircraft
- Ifl Group INC 6 of these aircraft
- Gulf & Caribbean Cargo INC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the 340 4 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Failure reports filed on the 340 257 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/convair/340.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 7
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N351FL | Convair 340 |
Gulf & Caribbean Cargo INC Waterford, Michigan |
Standard | 2013-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N371FL | Convair 340 |
Ifl Group INC Waterford, Michigan |
Standard | 2000-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N131FL | Convair 340 |
Ifl Group INC Waterford, Michigan |
Standard | 1998-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N381FL | Convair 340 |
Ifl Group INC Waterford, Michigan |
Standard | 1998-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N151FL | Convair 340 |
Ifl Group INC Waterford, Michigan |
Standard | 1998-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N391FL | Convair 340 |
Ifl Group INC Waterford, Michigan |
Standard | 1998-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N141FL | Convair 340 |
Ifl Group INC Waterford, Michigan |
Standard | 1996-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |