# Accident 19911128053639A: Cvac T29D, Akron, OH, November 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1991, 14:34 local time
- Place: Akron, OH
- Airport: Akron-Canton Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JRAA
- Location: 41.0903° N, 81.6505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0903&lon=-81.6505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N450GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N450GA-2003-06-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair T-29D (registry code 2422652, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-t-29d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney DW-CB series (registry code 52025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-dw-cb-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC T29D
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911128053639A

## Narrative

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

ENGINES LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED OFF END RUNWAY. LINEMAN HAD FUELED CONVAIR WITH JET FUEL INSTEAD AVGAS

## 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 NYC92LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA037), Nov 28, 1991: Convair CV-240 (N450GA), Akron, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: THE USE OF AN IMPROPER GRADE OF FUEL, WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE CAPTAIN AND RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUIRNG CLIMBOUT AND AN IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N450GA (1)

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

- [Incident 19851122062519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851122062519I), Nov 22, 1985: Cvac T29B (N450GA), Cleveland, OH. During approach, smoke entered cockpit. Landed and shutdown engines. Number 1 inverter had 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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