# Incident 19810716048149I: Cvac STCAPJC, Sioux Falls, SD, July 16, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1981, 11:00 local time
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- Location: 43.5500° N, 96.7003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sioux Falls, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5500&lon=-96.7003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90857, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90857-1995-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 340 (registry code 242270A, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC STCAPJC
- People aboard: 1
- 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/19810716048149I

## Narrative

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

A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD DURING EXTENSION OF LANDING GEAR. FOUND WRONG RESTRICTOR VALVE INSTALLED.

## Other reports on N90857 (2)

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

- [Incident 19810523033519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810523033519I), May 23, 1981: Cvac STCAPJC (N90857), Omaha, NE. Za flame out on right engine in climb. Replaced temp datum amplifier.
- [Incident 19780524040049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780524040049I), May 24, 1978: Cvac STCAPJC (N90857), Detroit, MI. TIT over temp light came on during climbout. Returned for landing. Remains of a bird in engine.

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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