# Incident 19810924068759I: Cvac 340CVAC, Binghamton, NY, September 24, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1981, 10:56 local time
- Place: Binghamton, NY
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1013° N, 75.9094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Binghamton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1013&lon=-75.9094&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: 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/19810924068759I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE. FOUND NR17 CYLINDER CRACKED, NR1 CYLINDER STUD PULLED.

## 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 19800102010209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800102010209I), Jan 2, 1980: Cvac 340CVAC (N4814C), Minneapolis, MN. Oil pressure dropped en route. Oil scavenger pump 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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