# Incident 19780118003449I: Cvac 340CVAC, Ypsilanti, MI, January 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1978, 18:30 local time
- Place: Ypsilanti, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ZIA
- Location: 42.2403° N, 83.5315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLOW RUN (YIP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2403&lon=-83.5315&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3420, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3420-2014-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 640-340D (registry code 2422814, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-640-340d) (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 340CVAC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780118003449I

## Narrative

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

PROPELLER STRUCK A SNOWBANK THAT HAD NOT BEEN CLEARED FROM PARKING RAMP.

## Other reports on N3420 (6)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930506018159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930506018159I), May 6, 1993: Cvac STC340T (N3420), Janesville, WI. Left main tire blew on rollout. Aircraft veered off runway. Struck two runway lights.
- [Incident 19880427020039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880427020039I), Apr 27, 1988: Cvac STC340T (N3420), Gallup, NM. Left generator failed. Unable to put APU on line. Restored power to one generator and landed safely.
- [Incident 19851226067379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851226067379I), Dec 26, 1985: Cvac 340CVAC (N3420), Minneapolis, MN. Lost all electrical power after climb. Returned and electrical system checked normal. Changed battery.
- [Incident 19831224063689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831224063689I), Dec 24, 1983: Cvac STC340T (N3420), Cleveland, OH, Substantial damage. Left main landing gear cylinder sheared off on rollout. Moved by crane. Dropped. Cylinder failure undetermined.
- [Incident 19820420028639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820420028639I), Apr 20, 1982: Cvac STC340T (N3420), Chicago, IL. Unable to raise gear on takeoff. Returned. Failed to remove landing gear pins.
- [Incident 19780811037649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780811037649I), Aug 11, 1978: Cvac STC440 (N3420), Toronto, CN, Minor damage. Landing gear door separated from aircraft due to failed hinge.

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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