# Incident 19820303009739I: Cvac 440, New Iberia, LA, March 3, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1982, 06:35 local time
- Place: New Iberia, LA
- Airport: Acadiana Regional
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GATA
- Location: 30.0378° N, 91.8839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ACADIANA RGNL (ARA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0378&lon=-91.8839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N411GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N411GA-1996-07-25) (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*
- People aboard: 21
- 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/19820303009739I

## Narrative

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

ZA ON CLIMBOUT, #2 ENGINE HEAD TEMPERATURE ROSE. FUEL FLOW SHOWED LEAN MIXTURE. REPLACED AUTOMATIC MIXTURE CONTROL.

## Other reports on N411GA (2)

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

- [Incident 19890821046949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890821046949I), Aug 21, 1989: Cvac 440 (N411GA), Laredo, TX. Right engine failed inflight. Returned. NR2 cylinder had swallowed an exhaust valve. Excessive metal in oil system.
- [Incident 19820119000509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820119000509I), Jan 19, 1982: Cvac 440 (N411GA), Victoria, TX. Left engine backfired, ran rough, shut down. Found metal in oil screen.

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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