ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF N6164A Fairfield-Travis AFB, CA (SUU)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Saturday 23 March 1974
Time:19:08
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC86 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF
Operator:Airlift International
Registration: N6164A
MSN: 46144/532
First flight: 1970
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Ground casualties:Fatalities: 1
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Fairfield-Travis AFB, CA (SUU) (   United States of America)
Phase: Standing (STD)
Nature:-
Departure airport:-
Destination airport:-
Narrative:
The DC-8 was undergoing a maintenance A-check at the Travis Air Force Base. Suddenly fuel fumes in the no. 1 inboard main fuel tank area exploded. One person on the ground was killed.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE:
personnel - maintenance,servicing,inspection: improper maintenance (maintenance personnel)
powerplant - fuel system: other
miscellaneous acts,conditions - improperly installed
FACTOR
miscellaneous acts,conditions - fire in wing

Classification:
Fuel tank explosion
Damaged on the ground

Sources:
» Aviation News 26.04.1974


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accident date: 23-03-1974
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF
registration: N6164A
photo of DC-8-63CF-N6164A
accident date: 23-03-1974
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF
registration: N6164A
photo of DC-8-63CF-N6164A
accident date: 23-03-1974
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF
registration: N6164A
photo of DC-8-63CF-N6164A
accident date: 23-03-1974
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF
registration: N6164A
photo of DC-8-63CF-N6164A
accident date: 23-03-1974
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF
registration: N6164A
 
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.
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