# Incident 19830415018509I: Cvac STCAPJC, Watertown, SD, April 15, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1983, 21:25 local time
- Place: Watertown, SD
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- Location: 44.9092° N, 97.1557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watertown, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9092&lon=-97.1557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3423, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3423-1996-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 340 (registry code 242270A, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC STCAPJC
- Reported engine: ALLSN 501D13D
- 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/19830415018509I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN LEFT ENGINE BACKFIRED. FOUND FAILURE OF THE STAGE 2 COMPRESSOR DISC.

## Other reports on N3423 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840518028669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840518028669I), May 18, 1984: Cvac STCAPJC (N3423), Romulus, MI, Minor damage. Struck the terminal building while turning into gate. Station agent guided aircraft along the wrong taxi line.

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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