# Accident 19890120001309A: Cvac 440, Buena Vista, CO, January 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1989, 09:25 local time
- Place: Buena Vista, CO
- Airport: Buena Vista Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASPA
- Location: 38.8305° N, 106.1404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8305&lon=-106.1404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73160, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73160-1991-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 440 (registry code 2422902, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 440
- Reported engine: ALLSN 501D13H
- People aboard: 22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,644 total, 6,224 in this make and model, 173 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890120001309A

## Narrative

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

FEATHERED RIGHT ENGINE ON POWER LOSS. LEFT ENGINE INADVERTENTLY SHUT DOWN. GLIDED TO LANDING ON DIRT ROAD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN89FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA064), Jan 20, 1989: Convair 580 (N73160), Buena Vista, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADVERTENT DEACTIVATION OF FUEL TO THE LEFT ENGINE AS THE PILOT WAS MAKING A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF THE RIGHT ENGINE, AND HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST PROCEDURE. RELATED FACTORS…

## Other reports on N73160 (2)

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

- [Incident 19790102000989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790102000989I), Jan 2, 1979: Cvac STCAPJC (N73160), Kansas City, MO. Returned due to RPM fluctuations, mantenance changed brush block.
- [Incident 19780826039069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780826039069I), Aug 26, 1978: Cvac STCAPJC (N73160), Denver, CO. Rapid decompression at FL180. Emergency descent made edc engine drive compressor failed.

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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