# Accident 19890804027709A: Cvac STCAPJC, Augusta, ME, August 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1989, 18:30 local time
- Place: Augusta, ME
- Airport: Augusta State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3207° N, 69.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUGUSTA STATE (AUG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3207&lon=-69.7973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94253, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94253-1992-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 600-240D (registry code 2422660, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-600-240d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC STCAPJC
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART5424
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 800 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890804027709A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING, NO BRAKES, NO FLAPS, PROPS MALFUNCTIONED. UNABLE TO STOP. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC89LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA189), Aug 4, 1989: Convair CV-600-240D (N94253), Augusta, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER CONTROL SYSTEM FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AFTER ENCOUNTERING DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING A VFR FERRY FLIGHT. CONTRIBUTING…

## Other reports on N94253 (2)

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

- [Incident 19851118068959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851118068959I), Nov 18, 1985: Cvac STC240T (N94253), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Wheel separated upon takeoff due to outboard bearing failure. Landed safely at destination.
- [Incident 19850426024469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850426024469I), Apr 26, 1985: Cvac STC240T (N94253), Bangor, ME. All 3 gear down indicators did not illuminate for extension. Found open diode on pedestial. P n WB0290

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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