# Accident 19831019073799A: Cvac 440, Pierre, SD, October 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1983, 22:36 local time
- Place: Pierre, SD
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CMBA
- Location: 44.3694° N, 100.3192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3694&lon=-100.3192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N199CF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N199CF-2011-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 340 (registry code 242270A, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 440
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,570 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831019073799A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK INTO GROUND DURING TAKEOFF. INDICATIONS ARE THAT FLAPS WERE RAISED TOO SOON AFTER LIFTOFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN84FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA008), Oct 20, 1983: Convair 340/440 (N199CF), Pierre, SD, substantial damage

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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