Narrative:
The aircraft caught fire in flight. Flames destroyed the aft section of the fuselage forward of the tail.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Undetermined."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 27 July 1972 |
| Time: | 18:18 |
| Type: |  Consolidated P4Y-2 Privateer |
| Operator: | Hawkins & Powers Aviation |
| Registration: | N6816D |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Wenatchee-Pangborn Field, WA (EAT) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Wenatchee-Pangborn Field, WA (EAT/KEAT), United States of America |
| Wenatchee-Pangborn Field, WA (EAT/KEAT), United States of America |
The aircraft caught fire in flight. Flames destroyed the aft section of the fuselage forward of the tail.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Undetermined."
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