# Accident 19831026055609A: Cvac 340CVAC, St Louis, MO, October 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1983, 07:52 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.6293° N, 90.1907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6293&lon=-90.1907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30DR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 340CVAC
- Reported engine: PWA CB16
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,597 total, 118 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831026055609A

## Narrative

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

LOST THE RIGHT ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED SHORT OF THRESHOLD. ENGINE HAD THROWN A ROD. LEFT ENGINE CHECK OK.

## 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 MKC84FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA010), Oct 26, 1983: Convair 340 (N30DR), St. Louis, MO, 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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