# Incident 19850117005539I: Cvac 340D, Boston, MA, January 17, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1985, 06:15 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ZIAA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5515K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5515K-2006-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 640-340D (registry code 2422814, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-640-340d) (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 340D
- 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/19850117005539I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RETURNED FOR LANDING BECAUSE OF A DOOR WARNING LIGHT. PILOT OPERATED HANDLE SERVERAL TIMES, CONTINUED FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N5515K (1)

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

- [Incident 19880205012939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880205012939I), Feb 5, 1988: Cvac 640340D (N5515K), Grand Rapids, MI. Slid off a taxiway. Became mired in mud. Unable to see taxiway due to blowing snow.

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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