# Incident 19841016059069I: Cvac STC240T, Chicago, IL, October 16, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1984, 23:00 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SMBA
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94246, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94246-2004-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 600-240D (registry code 2422660, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-600-240d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce DART-542 series (registry code 54522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-542-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC STC240T
- 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/19841016059069I

## Narrative

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

CARGO RESTRAINT SYSTEM BROKE WHEN ENCOUNTERING TURBULENCE CAUSING 2 BARRELS TO SPILL WATER METHANOL.

## Other reports on N94246 (1)

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

- [Incident 19891115058599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891115058599I), Nov 15, 1989: Cvac STC240T (N94246), St Louis, MO. NR2 engine accessory gear box oil pressure light came on. Feathered engine. Oil pressure transmitter was faulty.

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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