# Accident 19960205003559A: Cvac C131E, St Johns, AZ, February 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1996, 09:50 local time
- Place: St Johns, AZ
- Airport: St Johns Industrial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5592° N, 109.3307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5592&lon=-109.3307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N131T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N131T-2013-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair C-131E (registry code 2423004, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-c-131e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC C131E
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 18,400 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960205003559A

## Narrative

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

ROTATED NEAR END RUNWAY. HIT WIRES. CRASHED CITY AREA. OVER GROSS WEIGHT, HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.SHORT RUNWAY FACTOR

## 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 LAX96FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA106), Feb 5, 1996: Convair C-131E (N131T), Saint Johns, AZ, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: inadequate preflight planning and preparation by the first pilot (PIC), his failure to ensure the aircraft was properly loaded within limitations, his failure to use proper flaps for takeoff, his…

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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