# Incident 19870919068809I: Cvac STCAPJC, Saginaw, MI, September 19, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1987, 17:20 local time
- Place: Saginaw, MI
- Airport: Tri City
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 43.4177° N, 83.9547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saginaw, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4177&lon=-83.9547&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: 27
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870919068809I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRLINER SAFELY LANDED AFTER LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. A FAULTY EXTERNAL POWER RELAY WAS SHORTING THE BATTERIES

## Other reports on N4805C (3)

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

- [Incident 19851205065849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851205065849I), Dec 5, 1985: Cvac STCAPJC (N4805C), Detroit, MI, Damage unknown. Climbed after electrical failure. Reestablished radio contact and returned. Improperly wired cockpit heater short.
- [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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