# Incident 19891222061539I: Cvac 440, Johnstown, PA, December 22, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1989, 01:26 local time
- Place: Johnstown, PA
- Airport: Johnstown-Cambria County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TCAA
- Location: 40.3261° N, 78.9191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Johnstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3261&lon=-78.9191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N323CF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N323CF-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 440 (registry code 2422902, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 440
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891222061539I

## Narrative

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

BACKFIRE ON NR1 ENGINE INFLIGHT. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. EMERGENCY LANDING. NR15 CYLINDER DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N323CF (1)

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

- [Incident 19870901066299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870901066299I), Sep 1, 1987: Cvac 440 (N323CF), St Louis, MO. Engine bmep reduced on takeoff. Backefired when power reduced and was shutdown. Cam roller broke and bent a pushrod

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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