# Incident 19801208085659I: Cvac STCAPJC, Bakersfield, CA, December 8, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1980, 06:05 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GEMA
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73153, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73153-1999-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 340-31 (registry code 2422804, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC STCAPJC
- Reported engine: ALLSN 501D13
- People aboard: 20
- 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/19801208085659I

## Narrative

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

AFTER ENGINE START NR2 STARTER DISINTEGRATED CAUSING LOWER COWLING TO BE THROWN INTO PROP.

## Other reports on N73153 (3)

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

- [Incident 19940629027329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940629027329I), Jun 29, 1994: Cvac 34031 (N73153), Grand Canyon, AZ. Landed with nose gear not fully centered. Stopped on edge of runway. Replaced steering actuator.
- [Incident 19891212065299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891212065299I), Dec 12, 1989: Cvac STCAPJC (N73153), Memphis, TN. NR2 engine fire warning. Fired bottles and shut engine down. Landed safely. Had false fire warning.
- [Incident 19821201065599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821201065599I), Dec 1, 1982: Cvac STCAPJC (N73153), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Gust of wind blew an aircraft maintenance stand onto a taxiway across the path of the aircraft taxiing for takeoff.

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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