# Accident 19771020043659A: Cvac 240/, MS, October 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1977
- Place: MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N55VM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55VM-2012-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 240 (registry code 2422601, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-240) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 240/
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 6,801 total, 68 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA78AA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA78AA001-195024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771020043659A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 DCA78AA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA78AA001-195024), Oct 20, 1977: Convair 240 (N55VM), Gillsburg, MS, destroyed, 6 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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