# Incident 19900828043009I: Cvac STC340T, Buffalo, NY, August 28, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1990, 08:25 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ZIAA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73137, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73137-2008-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 640-340D (registry code 2422814, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-640-340d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce DART-542 series (registry code 54522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-542-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC STC340T
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 25 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900828043009I

## Narrative

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

HYDRAULIC FAILURE ON APPROACH. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND RIGHT ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILED.

## Other reports on N73137 (1)

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

- [Incident 19871027071449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871027071449I), Oct 27, 1987: Cvac STC340T (N73137), Detroit, MI. Engine shutdown on base leg due to flame out. Safe landing. Suspect propeller hung on pitch lock causing overtemp.

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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