# Incident 19781125024649I: Cvac 240/, Dallas, TX, November 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1978, 08:25 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Regional
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TXI
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94208, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94208-1992-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 600-240D (registry code 2422660, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-600-240d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 240/
- People aboard: 4
- 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/19781125024649I

## Narrative

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

ENROUTE CREW SAW SMOKE COMING FROM CONSOLE. GEAR WARNING CIRCUIT BREAKER OPENED. RETURNED FOR SAFE LANDING.

## Other reports on N94208 (4)

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

- [Incident 19831213069719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831213069719I), Dec 13, 1983: Cvac STC240T (N94208), Windson Lock, CT. Battery over temperature light illuminated. Battery turned off. Declared emergency. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19810525042689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810525042689I), May 25, 1981: Cvac STC240T (N94208), Boston, MA. Ac generator shaft sheared. Oil lost from gearbox. Propeller feathered.
- [Incident 19801113079659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801113079659I), Nov 13, 1980: Cvac STC240T (N94208), Windsor Locks, CT. Landed with an engine shut down. Starter blown, starter drive shaft bent and metal in the engine.
- [Incident 19780804049929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780804049929I), Aug 4, 1978: Cvac 240/ (N94208), Dallas, TX. Right main gear failed to retract after takeoff. Found uplock latch broken, left gear,bad right gear downswitch

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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