# Incident 19790816031539I: Cvac STCAPJC, New York, NY, August 16, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1979, 14:50 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: Laguardia
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ANE
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5815, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5815-1992-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 340 (registry code 242270A, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC STCAPJC
- People aboard: 27
- 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/19790816031539I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO OIL PRESSURE DROP. TORQUE SHAFT MID BEARING FAILED SHAFT WHIPPED AND GEAR BOX FAILED.

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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