# Accident 19780321023269A: Cvac 34032, Elma, IA, March 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1978
- Place: Elma, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.2457° N, 92.4387° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elma, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2457&lon=-92.4387&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4807C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4807C-1980-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 340 (registry code 242270A, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 34032
- Reported engine: PWA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 5,500 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780321023269A

## Narrative

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

ENG SEPARATED FROM A/C IN FLT DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE.

## 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 MKC78FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA030), Mar 21, 1978: Convair 340 (N4807C), Elma, IA, destroyed

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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