# Incident 19940826033339I: Cvac 640340D, Buffalo, NY, August 26, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1994, 09:02 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GAIA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3412, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3412-2012-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 640-340D (registry code 2422814, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-640-340d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce DART-542 series (registry code 54522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-542-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 640340D
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART510
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940826033339I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNED. FOUND UNCONTAINED ENGINE FAILURE AND FIRE. COWLING DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N3412 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820127001569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820127001569I), Jan 27, 1982: Cvac STC440T (N3412), Dallas Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Wing tip struck ramp loader while taxiing to park. No ground crew to guide aircraft.

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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