# Accident 19820117070869A: Cvac 440, Honolulu, HI, January 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1982, 22:45 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: IAHA
- Location: 21.3493° N, 157.8804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3493&lon=-157.8804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21DR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21DR-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 440 (registry code 2422902, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 440
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,550 total, 88 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820117070869A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER TAKEOFF, FEATHERED. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, DITCHED. REPORTS LOST IN MAIL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX82DA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA042), Jan 18, 1982: Convair 440 (N21DR), Honolulu, HI, destroyed

## Other reports on N21DR (1)

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

- [Incident 19800612054029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800612054029I), Jun 12, 1980: Cvac 440 (N21DR), Windsor Locks, CT, Minor damage. Aircraft pulled to left during taxi. Outer wheel bearing failed.

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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