# Incident 19821110071029I: Cvac 340CVAC, Greensboro, NC, November 10, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1982, 23:35 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Part 125 operator
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4814C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4814C-1991-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 340 (registry code 242270A, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 340CVAC
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83IA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83IA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821110071029I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE AND ASSOCIATED FIRE AT CRUISE. SAFE LANDING AT DESTINATION AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN. MASTER ROD FAILED.

## 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 ATL83IA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83IA028), Nov 11, 1982: Convair 340 (N4814C), Greenboro, NC, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N4814C (2)

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

- [Incident 19810924068759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810924068759I), Sep 24, 1981: Cvac 340CVAC (N4814C), Binghamton, NY. Engine failure. Found NR17 cylinder cracked, NR1 cylinder stud pulled.
- [Incident 19800102010209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800102010209I), Jan 2, 1980: Cvac 340CVAC (N4814C), Minneapolis, MN. Oil pressure dropped en route. Oil scavenger pump 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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