# Accident 20020718021919A: Cvac PB4Y2, Estespark, CO, July 18, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2002, 18:40 local time
- Place: Estespark, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3128° N, 105.2369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3128&lon=-105.2369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7620C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7620C-2002-12-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Vultee P4Y-2 (registry code 2421102, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-p4y-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C14AB AC BA (registry code 67030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c14ab-ac-ba) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC PB4Y2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02GA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02GA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020718021919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS IN A BASE TURN AT OR ABOUT 1000 FT ABOVE TERRAIN FOR A RETARDENT DROP IN A SMOOTH 15 TO 20 BANKTURN-THE LEFT WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT-FIRE WAS OBSERVED IN BOARD OF THE NO.2 ENGINE-THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE DOWN IN A FIREBALL AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 DEN02GA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02GA074), Jul 19, 2002: Consolidated-Vultee P4Y-2 (N7620C), Estes Park, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the inflight failure of the left wing due to fatigue cracking in the left wing's forward spar and wing skin. A factor contributing to the accident was inadequate maintenance procedures to detect…

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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