# Incident 19830712073969I: Cvac 440, Point Mugu, CA, July 12, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1983, 18:55 local time
- Place: Point Mugu, CA
- Airport: Naval Air Station
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FLTA
- Aircraft: N827AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N827AA-1990-10-30) (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: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,200 total, 800 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83IA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83IA331) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830712073969I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE ON CLIMBOUT. ENGINE SHUT DOWN. FIRE BOTTLE USED. ACCESSORY SECTION SHOWED EVIDENCE OF FIRE.

## 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 LAX83IA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83IA331), Jul 13, 1983: Convair 440 (N827AA), Point Mugu, CA, incident, minor damage

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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