# Incident 19800721061979I: Cvac STCAPJC, Chicago, IL, July 21, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1980, 06:23 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4824C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4824C-1996-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 440 (registry code 2422902, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC STCAPJC
- People aboard: 27
- 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/19800721061979I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT ABORTED DUE TO SMOKE IN COCKPIT. FOUND FAULTY CABIN COMPRESSOR.

## Other reports on N4824C (3)

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

- [Incident 19830730042649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830730042649I), Jul 30, 1983: Cvac STCAPJC (N4824C), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Tower reported fire from left wheel well. Pilot ordered orderly evacuation. Brake fire caused by loss of brake pad.
- [Incident 19800210021099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800210021099I), Feb 10, 1980: Cvac STCAPJC (N4824C), Chicago, IL. Crew had shut down left engine due to low oil quantity. Malfunction in left engine fuel control.
- [Incident 19800121016189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800121016189I), Jan 21, 1980: Cvac STCAPJC (N4824C), Chicago, IL. Ze aircraft aborted takeoff when primary fuel fump fail light came on. The paralleling valve was replaced.

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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