Accident
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | 12 SEP 1946 |
| Tijd: | 13:42 |
| Type: | Douglas C-54A-10-DC |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Pennsylvania-Central Airlines |
| Registratie: | NX91068 |
| Constructienummer: | 10342 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1944 |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 3598 |
| Motoren: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-2000-7 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 4 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 4 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Washington-National Airport, DC (DCA) (Verenigde Staten)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Training |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Washington-National Airport, DC (DCA/KDCA), Verenigde Staten |
| Washington-National Airport, DC (DCA/KDCA), Verenigde Staten |
A no. 4 engine fire forced the crew to land immediately at Washington-National. The fire was fed by fuel and oil escaping from melted and burned fuel and oil line connections. The engine separated from the wing just prior to touchdown.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure in the No. 4 engine of the exhaust valve of the No. 2 cylinder and the exhaust connection of the No. 1 cylinder which resulted in fire in flight. A contributing factor was the inadequacy of the seal between the firewall and nacelle skin and between individual cowl panels which permitted the fire eventually to reach Zone 3 and to become uncontrollable." Bronnen:
» CAB File No. 3894-46
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Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Washington-National Airport, DC en Washington-National Airport, DC bedraagt 0 km (0 miles).
De afstand tussen Washington-National Airport, DC en Washington-National Airport, DC bedraagt 0 km (0 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
