# Incident 19781003031029I: Cvac STC240T, Mt Vernon, OH, October 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1978, 18:30 local time
- Place: Mt Vernon, OH
- Airport: Burke
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WRT
- Location: 40.3852° N, 82.4749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Vernon, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3852&lon=-82.4749&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74855, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74855-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 600-240D (registry code 2422660, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-600-240d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce DART-542 series (registry code 54522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-542-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC STC240T
- People aboard: 29
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781003031029I

## Narrative

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

UNSCHEDULED LANDING DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. SMOKE WAS CAUSED BY OVERHEATED HEATER BLOWER MOTOR.

## 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 CHI79DA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DA001), Oct 3, 1978: Convair CV-600 (N74855), Cleveland, OH, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N74855 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800102010979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800102010979I), Jan 2, 1980: Cvac 240/ (N74855), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Nose gear axle broke, wheel rolled back into propeller, damaged all four blades.

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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