Convair 440 incident near Point Mugu, California, July 13, 1983
On July 13, 1983 at about 1:55 am local time, a Convair 440, registered N827AA, suffered minor damage in an incident near Point Mugu, California. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). No one was hurt; 8 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 13, 1983 · about 1:55 am local time · cases in 1983
- Place
- Point Mugu, California
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 8 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Convair 440 · all 440s on the register
- Registration
- N827AA · no longer on the register · serial 490
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AN ENGINE FIRE ERUPTED DURING THE CLIMB TO CRUISE. FOLLOWING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE PRIMER LINE FITTING AT THE CARBURETOR IN THE AREA OF THE GREATEST FIRE DAMAGE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 13,200 hours in all; 800 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 14,914 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, June 20, 1983; 48 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 49,000 lb
- Seats: 48
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W R-2800-CB16 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: LAX Los Angeles CA
- Destination: SBA Santa Barbara CA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 3 | |||
| Passengers | 5 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N827AA the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N827AA: not on the register today · the record of its deregistration
- Convair 440 5 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Convair 46 aircraft on the register
- Engine: P&W R-2800-CB16 173 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Los Angeles International · departed from
- Santa Barbara Municipal · bound for
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,080 since 1982 · 1,098 in the last ten years
- California 27,713 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N827AA 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/LAX83IA331.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.