Twin piston

N240HH

1948 Convair 240-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1948
Serial
47
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × P & W R-2800 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Planes of Fame Air Museum (Corporation)
Based
Chino, CA
Registration record

N240HH on the FAA register

Type
1948 Convair 240-1
Serial
47
Engines
2 × P & W R-2800 series
Registered owner
Planes of Fame Air Museum
Chino, CA
Certificate issued
2005-02-03
Airworthiness date
1987-07-21
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A230B6
Mode S (octal)
50430266
Seats (type)
42
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-02-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N240HH.
  • 1987-07-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 1948
    Manufactured (1948).
Overview

About N240HH

N240HH is a 1948 Convair 240-1, serial number 47. The FAA register lists Planes of Fame Air Museum as the registrant in Chino, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 3, 2005 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two P & W R-2800 series engines and 42 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated July 21, 1987.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N240HH.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N240HH.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.