# Incident 19870901066299I: Cvac 440, St Louis, MO, September 1, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1987, 12:07 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: TCAA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N323CF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N323CF-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 440 (registry code 2422902, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 440
- Reported engine: PWA R280021
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870901066299I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BMEP REDUCED ON TAKEOFF. BACKEFIRED WHEN POWER REDUCED AND WAS SHUTDOWN. CAM ROLLER BROKE AND BENT A PUSHROD

## Other reports on N323CF (1)

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

- [Incident 19891222061539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891222061539I), Dec 22, 1989: Cvac 440 (N323CF), Johnstown, PA, Minor damage. Backfire on NR1 engine inflight. Shut engine down. Emergency landing. NR15 cylinder damaged.

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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