# Accident 19740313006889A: Cvac 340CVAC, Bishop, CA, March 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1974
- Place: Bishop, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 37.3672° N, 118.3989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bishop, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3672&lon=-118.3989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4819C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4819C-1974-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 340/440 (registry code 2422801, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340-440) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 340CVAC
- People aboard: 31
- Fatal injuries: 31
- Pilot flight hours: 9,902 total, 1,942 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA74AZ018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA74AZ018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740313006889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SAFE DISTC FRM HAZARDOUS TRRN NOT MAINTAINED DRGNITE VISUAL FLT CONDS.HIT MTN 6100FT LVL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 DCA74AZ018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA74AZ018), Mar 13, 1974: Convair 340 (N4819C), Bishop, CA, destroyed, 36 fatal

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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