# Incident 19851205065849I: Cvac STCAPJC, Detroit, MI, December 5, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1985, 15:45 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- 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: N4805C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4805C-1997-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 340 (registry code 242270A, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC STCAPJC
- People aboard: 19
- 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/19851205065849I

## Narrative

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

CLIMBED AFTER ELECTRICAL FAILURE. REESTABLISHED RADIO CONTACT AND RETURNED. IMPROPERLY WIRED COCKPIT HEATER SHORT.

## Other reports on N4805C (3)

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

- [Incident 19870919068809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870919068809I), Sep 19, 1987: Cvac STCAPJC (N4805C), Saginaw, MI. The airliner safely landed after loss of electrical power. A faulty external power relay was shorting the batteries
- [Incident 19801112079499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801112079499I), Nov 12, 1980: Cvac STCAPJC (N4805C), Jackson, TN. Za engine failure and fire warning light after takeoff, discharged fire bottles and returned.
- [Incident 19800713060539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800713060539I), Jul 13, 1980: Cvac STCAPJC (N4805C), Chicago, IL. Takeoff aborted due to low power from an engine. Replaced brush block, rotary actuator, and pitch lock valve.

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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