# Incident 19780605044669I: Cvac STCAPJC, Fort Smith, AR, June 5, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1978, 16:38 local time
- Place: Fort Smith, AR
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FAL
- Location: 35.3859° N, 94.3985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Smith, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3859&lon=-94.3985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73163, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73163-2013-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 440 (registry code 2422902, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 501-D13 series (registry code 03004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-501-d13-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC STCAPJC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780605044669I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT RETURNED BECAUSE OF FLAME OUT. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS FOUND, FUEL CONTROL UNIT WAS CHANGED.

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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