# Incident 19870930061109I: Cvac STCAPJC, Springfield, MO, September 30, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1987, 17:25 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N73140, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73140-1991-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 340-31 (registry code 2422804, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC STCAPJC
- People aboard: 53
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870930061109I

## Narrative

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

AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED FOR RIGHT PROP OVERSPEED. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED SAFELY. PROP FEATHER RESERVOIR SEALS LEAKING.

## Other reports on N73140 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860627060529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860627060529I), Jun 27, 1986: Cvac STCAPJC (N73140), Dallas Fort Wor, TX. Compass phase adapter failed en route. Smoke in cockpit and cabin. Safe landing. Phase adapter replaced.

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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