# Incident 19841108065709I: Cvac 2400, Detroit, MI, November 8, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1984, 13:30 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PTLA
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N152PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N152PA-1989-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 240 (registry code 2422601, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-240) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 2400
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,152 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841108065709I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK BACKHOE DIGGER WHILE TAXIING ON TAXIWAY. LEADING EDGE DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N152PA (2)

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

- [Incident 19820701036029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820701036029I), Jul 1, 1982: Cvac 24027 (N152PA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Fuel supply line from fuel pump to carburetor ruptured on engine start. Fuel iginited. Fire put out by fire crew.
- [Incident 19810228019249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810228019249I), Feb 28, 1981: Cvac 24027 (N152PA), Quonset, RI. Engine cylinder head temp started rising power. Shutdown engine later. Bad cylinder head temp sensor.

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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