# Incident 19891111057409I: Cvac STCAPJC, Indianapolis, IN, November 11, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1989, 12:52 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: LALA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5816, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5816-1990-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 340 (registry code 242270A, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC STCAPJC
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,120 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891111057409I

## Narrative

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

FIRE WARNING. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED. RIGHT GENERATOR CANNON CONNECTOR SHORTED GIVING FALSE SIGNAL.

## Other reports on N5816 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890421019839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890421019839I), Apr 21, 1989: Cvac STC340CVAC (N5816), Indianapolis, IN. NR2 fire warning on climbout. Shut engine down and returned. Found bird nest being built in engine intake. No fire.

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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