# Incident 19810228019249I: Cvac 24027, Quonset, RI, February 28, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1981, 12:20 local time
- Place: Quonset, RI
- Airport: Quonset
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PTLA
- Aircraft: N152PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N152PA-1989-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 240 (registry code 2422601, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-240) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 24027
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 1,025 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/19810228019249I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD TEMP STARTED RISING POWER. SHUTDOWN ENGINE LATER. BAD CYLINDER HEAD TEMP SENSOR.

## Other reports on N152PA (2)

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

- [Incident 19841108065709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841108065709I), Nov 8, 1984: Cvac 2400 (N152PA), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Struck backhoe digger while taxiing on taxiway. Leading edge damage to aircraft.
- [Incident 19820701036029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820701036029I), Jul 1, 1982: Cvac 24027 (N152PA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Fuel supply line from fuel pump to carburetor ruptured on engine start. Fuel iginited. Fire put out by fire crew.

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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