# Incident 19791201048469I: Cvac STCAPJC, Chicago, IL, December 1, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1979, 06:52 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REP
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4811C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4811C-1997-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 340 (registry code 242270A, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC STCAPJC
- People aboard: 23
- 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/19791201048469I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH SMOKE IN COCKPIT. PLUG CONNECTION BROKEN AND SHORTED ON #1 COFFEE MAKER IN GALLEY AREA.

## Other reports on N4811C (5)

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

- [Incident 19860929063289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860929063289I), Sep 29, 1986: Cvac STCAPJC (N4811C), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Landing gear fire during taxi due to leaking hydraulic fluid. Brake piston rod came off.
- [Incident 19820402014759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820402014759I), Apr 2, 1982: Cvac STCAPJC (N4811C), Memphis, TN. Engine shut down due to low oil pressure. Declared emergency. Found low gear box oil pressure was the reason.
- [Incident 19810129008239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810129008239I), Jan 29, 1981: Cvac STC440T (N4811C), Jackson, TN, Damage unknown. Aircraft expierienced a fire warning on the left engine. Maintenance found oil in loop fire warning connectors.
- [Incident 19780703047379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780703047379I), Jul 3, 1978: Cvac STCAPJC (N4811C), Detroit, MI. Aborted takeoff due to fluctuating fuel flow on right engine. Fuel flow transmitter part #5733190049.
- [Incident 19780428014299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780428014299I), Apr 28, 1978: Cvac STCAPJC (N4811C), Chicago, IL. Starter oil access panel fell off aircraft while taxiing. Plane took off. Returned when notified by ATC.

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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