# Incident 19781218023149I: Cvac STCAPJC, Binghamton, NY, December 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1978, 17:35 local time
- Place: Binghamton, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.1013° N, 75.9094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Binghamton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1013&lon=-75.9094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5813, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5813-1984-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 340 (registry code 242270A, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC STCAPJC
- People aboard: 32
- 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/19781218023149I

## Narrative

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

PILOTS SIDE WINDOW CRACKED AT 14000 FEET. PILOT DESCENDED, DEPRESSURIZED AND RETURNED.

## Other reports on N5813 (3)

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

- [Incident 19820923061539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820923061539I), Sep 23, 1982: Cvac 340CVAC (N5813), Columbia, SC, Minor damage. Pilot experienced a violent shimmy after touchdown. Nose wheel damaged. Nose wheel assembly changed.
- [Incident 19810423030029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810423030029I), Apr 23, 1981: Cvac 340CVAC (N5813), Cleveland, OH. Lost pressurization in climb to 6000 feet when rear service door opened. Found position switch maladjusted.
- [Incident 19781110021599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781110021599I), Nov 10, 1978: Cvac STCAPJC (N5813), Binghamton, NY. Flight returned after pressurization malfunctioned. Found plastic bag lodged in door seal of rear service door.

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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