# Incident 19851212067359I: Cvac 34031, Springfield, MO, December 12, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1985, 08:05 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MTRA
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73117, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73117-1988-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 340-31 (registry code 2422804, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 34031
- 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/19851212067359I

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB, STARTER OVERSPEED LIGHT CAME ON. ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND RETURNED. MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION NOT DEFINED.

## Other reports on N73117 (2)

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

- [Incident 19860926053699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860926053699I), Sep 26, 1986: Cvac STCAPJC (N73117), Dallas Fort Wor, TX. Landed with unsafe nose gear indication. Found weak downlock springs and binding pivot bolt.
- [Incident 19850704049909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850704049909I), Jul 4, 1985: Cvac STCAPJC (N73117), Houston, TX. Descent requested after cabin pressure climbed during aircraft climb. Ground crew failed to close inlet door.

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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