# Incident 19780504031869I: Cvac STCAPJC, Elmire, NY, May 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1978, 17:45 local time
- Place: Elmire, NY
- Airport: Chemung Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USA
- Aircraft: N5811, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5811-1984-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 440 (registry code 2422902, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC STCAPJC
- People aboard: 51
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,900 total, 2,900 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/19780504031869I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED BIRD STRIKE ON DESCENT.

## Other reports on N5811 (5)

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

- [Incident 19840412022159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840412022159I), Apr 12, 1984: Cvac STCAPJC (N5811), Milwaukee, WI, Minor damage. Smelled smoke in cockpit. Went through checklist for electrical fire. Compass amplifier had overheated.
- [Incident 19840321012579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840321012579I), Mar 21, 1984: Cvac STCAPJC (N5811), Allentown, PA. Observed overtemp during takeoff. Right engine auto-feathered. Cause undetermined.
- [Incident 19790401013639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790401013639I), Apr 1, 1979: Cvac 340CVAC (N5811), Binghamton, NY. C 4 compass system failed, intermittent flag on the other. Water in repeaters of both and lifters.
- [Incident 19790330013039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790330013039I), Mar 30, 1979: Cvac STCAPJC (N5811), Binghamton, NY. Flight returned due to cargo door warning light. Relatched door and departed.
- [Incident 19790327011789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790327011789I), Mar 27, 1979: Cvac STCAPJC (N5811), Binghamton, NY. Flight returned when door open light came on shortly after takeoff. Door was reclosed, no further problem.

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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