# Accident 20040712018299A: Cvac 440, Beef Island, VI, July 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2004, 07:15 local time
- Place: Beef Island, VI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WNRB
- Location: 18.3366° N, 64.8967° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3366&lon=-64.8967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4826C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4826C-2017-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 440 (registry code 2422902, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 440
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 27,200 total, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040712018299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 12, 2004 AT 7:49 AM, SAN JUAN FSDO WAS NOTIFIED BY ATLANTA REGIONAL CENTER THAT DODITA AIR CARGO AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NO. N4826C, REPORTED ENGINE FIRE DURING FLIGHT WITH DITCHING ACTION 29 MILES S.W. OF BEEF ISLAND, BVI (INTERNATIONAL). NTSB ATLANTA OFFICE WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND MR. BUTCH WILSON, INSPECTOR WAS ASSIGNED THE ACCIDENT. SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSION WAS INITIATED BY USCG FIRST OFFICER WAS RESCUED FROM THE CRASH SITE AND TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL IN SAINT THOMAS, USVI. FIRST OFFICER FOR DODITA'S FLIGHT PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OF THE ACCIDENT DURING A VISIT CONDUCTED BY SAN JUAN FSDO INSPECTOR AT THE HOSPITAL. ALL AIRCRAFT PARAMETERS DURING RUN UP WERE SATISFACTORY FOR INTENDED FLIGHT. AFTER LEVELING AT 5,500 FEET HE NOTED THAT PARAMETERS FOR RT ENGINE WERE 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. A SHARP DECREASES OF BMEP AND VIBRATION FOLLOWED TO SAME ENGINE. FIRE WAS REPORTED BY FIRST OFFICER TO THE CAPTAIN, FIRST IN THE ENGINE AND LATER ON THE WING. WHILE IN EMERGENCY DESCEND THE ENGINE DEPARTED FROM THE WING WITH A FINAL DITCH OF THE AIRCRAFT AS RESULT. NTSB INSPECTOR BUTCH WILSON REPORTED THAT NTSB WILL RETAIN THE INVESTIGATION.

## 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 ATL04LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA153), Jul 12, 2004: Convair Div. of Gen. Dynamics 440 (N4826C), Beef Island, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight fire on the number two engine, for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N4826C (1)

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

- [Incident 19870212017819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870212017819I), Feb 12, 1987: Cvac 440 (N4826C), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Landed after right engine fire. Found broken exhaust augmentor tube clamp.

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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