Convair C-131
8 on the U.S. register across 3 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1955 to 1956; half of them date from 1955 or earlier. Florida has the most (5). 88% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the C-131 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston twins
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 2 engines
- Common engines
- P & W R-2800 Series (4), Lycoming I0360 Ser (1)
- Seats
- 54
- Built of
- aluminium
- Maker on the register
- Convair
- Registered
- earliest certificate May 26, 2004; newest May 2, 2023
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Corporation | 7 | 88% |
| Individual | 1 | 12% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| None on file | 3 | 38% |
| Standard | 2 | 25% |
| Restricted | 2 | 25% |
| Experimental | 1 | 12% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Conquest Air INC | 5 |
| Yanks Air Museum | 1 |
| Airborne Resources INC | 1 |
Fleet pages: Conquest Air INC · Yanks Air Museum · Airborne Resources INC
Accident history NTSB records · 0 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
No NTSB accident or incident records match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How models compare: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Convair C-131 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
8 as of October 26, 2026, counting 3 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Convair C-131s?
Florida, with 5.
Who owns the Convair C-131?
88% 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 C-131s on the register built?
Between 1955 and 1956; half of them in 1955 or earlier.
What is the Convair C-131 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 C-131 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 15 failure reports with the FAA since 1998, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 12.5 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is engine.
Failure reports 15 since 1998 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 98 | 12 |
| 99 | 1 |
| 01 | 1 |
| 14 | 1 |
By system
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 3 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: power unit (2), lamp harness (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 C-131 links to the rest of the register
- Convair 46 aircraft on the register
- Convair C-131F 6 registered
- Convair C-131B 1 registered
- Convair C-131D 1 registered
- Built of aluminium
- Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series 4 of these aircraft · 2000 hp
- Lycoming IO-360 series 1 of these aircraft · 180 hp
- Florida 5 of these aircraft
- Texas 1 of these aircraft
- California 1 of these aircraft
- Arizona 1 of these aircraft
- Conquest Air INC 5 of these aircraft
- Yanks Air Museum 1 of these aircraft
- Airborne Resources INC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the C-131 0 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Failure reports filed on the C-131 15 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/convair/c-131.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 8
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N131CW | Convair C-131D |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N345GS | Convair C-131F |
Conquest Air INC Miami Lakes, Florida |
Restricted | 2017-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N341GS | Convair C-131F |
Conquest Air INC Miami Lakes, Florida |
None on file | 2015-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N342GS | Convair C-131F |
Conquest Air INC Miami Lakes, Florida |
Restricted | 2015-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N343GS | Convair C-131F |
Conquest Air INC Miami Lakes, Florida |
Standard | 2015-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N344GS | Convair C-131F |
Conquest Air INC Miami Lakes, Florida |
None on file | 2015-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N131CR | Convair C-131B |
Airborne Resources INC Midlothian, Texas |
Experimental | 2006-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9030V | Convair C-131F |
Yanks Air Museum Baldwin Park, California |
None on file | 2004-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |