# NTSB LAX80FA098: Consolidate PBY-5, N5907, Davis, CA, May 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1980
- Place: Davis, CA · DAVIS, CA
- Location: 38.5561° N, 121.7378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davis, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5561&lon=-121.7378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FA098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3747  80/5/17    DAVIS,CA            CONSOLIDATE PBY-5   CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1435                    N5907               PX-  0  0  2  CHECK                     48, 9444 TOTAL HOURS, 199
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YOLO COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAVIS,CA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: PUMP-PRESSURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- EVID OF HEAT ADJ TO NR1 CYL.PUMP BUSHING FAILED.SUPERCHARGER BLOWER WIRED HI PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5907 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONSOLIDATE PBY-5
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Yolo County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800517090349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800517090349A), May 17, 1980: Cvac PBY5A, Davis, CA, Substantial damage. Rod bearing failed and engine fire on takeoff. Used fire bottle, feathered. Landed with gear in down transit.

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.

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