# Accident 19960104000239A: Cvac 340CVAC, Spokane, WA, January 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1996, 18:53 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: SLIA
- Location: 47.6509° N, 117.4297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6509&lon=-117.4297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N358SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N358SA-1996-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 340 (registry code 242270A, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 340CVAC
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,194 total, 817 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960104000239A

## Narrative

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

LOST BOTH ENGINES ON ILS. LANDED A MILE SHORT GEAR UP. HIT BERM. LOW FUEL. FUEL UNPORTED. UNPORTING NOT IN POH.

## 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 SEA96FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA039), Jan 5, 1996: Convair 340 (N358SA), Spokane, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's improper management of the fuel/system, which resulted in loss of power in both engines, due to fuel starvation. Factors relating to the accident were: false indications of the cockpit…

## Other reports on N358SA (2)

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

- [Incident 19910930049579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910930049579I), Sep 30, 1991: Cvac 340CVAC (N358SA), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Aircraft lost steering and braking due to failed gear actuator hydraulic line. Ran into ramp equipment.
- [Incident 19900119008319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900119008319I), Jan 19, 1990: Cvac 340CVAC (N358SA), Portland, OR. NR2 engine lost power inflight. Landed without incident. Reduction gear box 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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