# Accident 19970801020589A: Cvac PBY5A, Moreno, CA, August 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1997, 15:00 local time
- Place: Moreno, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WJ5G
- Location: 32.8999° N, 116.8899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8999&lon=-116.8899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N322FA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N322FA-1999-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Vultee 28-5ACF (registry code 2422202, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-28-5acf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC PBY5A
- Reported engine: PWA R183092
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,200 total, 160 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970801020589A

## Narrative

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

WATER FIRE BOMBER STRUCK WATER WHILE TRYING TO SCOOP WATER INTO CARGO RIN. SANK. SOME EVIDENCE GEAR DOOR AJAR.

## 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 LAX97LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA270), Aug 1, 1997: Consolidated-Vultee PBY-5A(28-5ACF) (N322FA), Moreno, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the implosion of the unlocked left nose gear door which resulted in the hydraulic disintegration of the forward fuselage. The cause of the locking pin actuator malfunction was not determined.

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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