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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cvac PBY5A · Davis, CA · May 17, 1980

Date
May 17, 1980 · 14:35 local
Place
Davis, CA
Airport
Yolo Co
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5907
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FA098
Reported as
Cvac PBY5A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R183094M1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,444 total199 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Rod bearing failed and engine fire on takeoff. Used fire bottle, feathered. Landed with gear in down transit.

As the FAA filed it

ROD BEARING FAILED AND ENGINE FIRE ON TAKEOFF. USED FIRE BOTTLE, FEATHERED. LANDED WITH GEAR IN DOWN TRANSIT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.