# Incident 19820813044429I: Cvac 340CVAC, Farmingdale, NY, August 13, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1982, 16:40 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CMOA
- Location: 40.7293° N, 73.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REPUBLIC (FRG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7293&lon=-73.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24AT-2012-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 340 (registry code 242270A, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney DW-CB series (registry code 52025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-dw-cb-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 340CVAC
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- People aboard: 45
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 6,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820813044429I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FEATHERED AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO BACKFIRE. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. FOUND MOST OIL GONE FROM ENGINE.

## Other reports on N24AT (1)

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

- [Incident 19810706044089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810706044089I), Jul 6, 1981: Cvac 340CVAC (N24AT), Dallas, TX. Zr fire warning/bell came on when no 2 engine shutdown. Oil accumulations from small leaks ignited around augmentor

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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