# Incident 19780613045699I: Cvac STCAPJC, Denver, CO, June 13, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1978, 12:00 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FAL
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73106, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73106-1997-06-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 340-31 (registry code 2422804, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC STCAPJC
- People aboard: 48
- 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/19780613045699I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ON DURING TAKEOFF HOLD, ENGINE SHUT DOWN. NO FIRE, REPLACED LOOPS AND CONNECTORS.

## Other reports on N73106 (2)

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

- [Incident 19820318024339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820318024339I), Mar 18, 1982: Cvac 34031 (N73106), Aztec, NM. Flight flew around rain showers. Saw and landed on wrong airport.
- [Incident 19820127006019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820127006019I), Jan 27, 1982: Cvac 34031 (N73106), Scottsbluff, NE, Minor damage. Just prior to touchdown, gust caused aircraft to weathercock and drift. Tail raised. One prop hit runway.

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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