# Accident 19930609017679A: Cvac 440, Greenville, TX, June 9, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1993, 16:45 local time
- Place: Greenville, TX
- Airport: Majors
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1895° N, 96.1108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1895&lon=-96.1108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N580HH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N580HH-2023-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 440 (registry code 2422902, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 501-D13D (registry code 03057, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-501-d13d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 440
- Reported engine: ALLSN 501D13D
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,370 total, 1,048 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930609017679A

## Narrative

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

FIRE LIGHT LEFT ENGINE. FEATHERED. LOST ELECTRONICS. LOST HYDRAULICS,VEERED INTO DITCH LANDING.RIGHT AC BUSS FAILED

## 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 FTW93FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA185), Jun 9, 1993: Convair 440 (N580HH), Greenville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE PUBLISHED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. FACTORS WERE ENGINE FIRE WARNING SYSTEM ACTIVATING FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, AND THE RESULTANT AC POWER LOSS WHEN THAT…

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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