# Incident 19800102010209I: Cvac 340CVAC, Minneapolis, MN, January 2, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1980, 02:30 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4814C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4814C-1991-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 340 (registry code 242270A, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 340CVAC
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 900 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/19800102010209I

## Narrative

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

OIL PRESSURE DROPPED EN ROUTE. OIL SCAVENGER PUMP FAILED.

## Other reports on N4814C (2)

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

- [Incident 19821110071029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821110071029I), Nov 10, 1982: Cvac 340CVAC (N4814C), Greensboro, NC, Minor damage. Engine failure and associated fire at cruise. Safe landing at destination after engine shutdown. Master rod failed.
- [Incident 19810924068759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810924068759I), Sep 24, 1981: Cvac 340CVAC (N4814C), Binghamton, NY. Engine failure. Found NR17 cylinder cracked, NR1 cylinder stud pulled.

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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