# Incident 19780826039069I: Cvac STCAPJC, Denver, CO, August 26, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1978, 11:09 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N73160, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73160-1991-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 440 (registry code 2422902, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC STCAPJC
- People aboard: 31
- 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/19780826039069I

## Narrative

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

RAPID DECOMPRESSION AT FL180. EMERGENCY DESCENT MADE EDC ENGINE DRIVE COMPRESSOR FAILED.

## Other reports on N73160 (2)

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

- [Accident 19890120001309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890120001309A), Jan 20, 1989: Cvac 440 (N73160), Buena Vista, CO, Substantial damage. Feathered right engine on power loss. Left engine inadvertently shut down. Glided to landing on dirt road.
- [Incident 19790102000989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790102000989I), Jan 2, 1979: Cvac STCAPJC (N73160), Kansas City, MO. Returned due to RPM fluctuations, mantenance changed brush block.

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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