# NTSB MKC79FA033: Convair 640, N640R, St Louis, MO, May 31, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1979
- Place: St Louis, MO · ST LOUIS, MO
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136496
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FA033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0002  79/5/31    ST LOUIS,MO         CONVAIR 640         CR-  0  0  1  NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO DOM  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0230                    N640R               PX-  0  0  0                            30, 8266 TOTAL HOURS, 39
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT
        OPERATOR - ZANTOP INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST LOUIS,MO                 YPSILANTI,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- APU CONTAINING FUEL DROPPED DURING LOADING,CAUGHT FIRE & HEAT DAMAGED A/C.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N640R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N640R-2010-02-05), registration cancelled 2010-02-05, S/N 332, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 640
- Registry model: [Convair 640](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-640) (registry code 2422810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce DART-542 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-542-series) (registry code 54522, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lambert

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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