# Incident 19840518028669I: Cvac STCAPJC, Romulus, MI, May 18, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1984, 12:20 local time
- Place: Romulus, MI
- Airport: Metropolitan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- Location: 42.2223° N, 83.3966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Romulus, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2223&lon=-83.3966&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
- People aboard: 49
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840518028669I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK THE TERMINAL BUILDING WHILE TURNING INTO GATE. STATION AGENT GUIDED AIRCRAFT ALONG THE WRONG TAXI LINE.

## Other reports on N3423 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830415018509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830415018509I), Apr 15, 1983: Cvac STCAPJC (N3423), Watertown, SD, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff when left engine backfired. Found failure of the stage 2 compressor disc.

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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