Accident description
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| Status: | Final |
| Date: | 16 FEB 1975 |
| Time: | 19:02 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-6BF |
| Operator: | Pacific Alaska Airlines |
| Registration: | N77DG |
| C/n / msn: | 43520/222 |
| First flight: | 1952 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Fairbanks, AK (United States of America) |
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA), United States of America |
| Happy Valley Camp, AK, United States of America |
Three engines had lost power shortly after take-off from runway 10. The aircraft crashed just 2km short of runway 19 in an attempt to return to the airport.
It appeared that the fuel was contaminated.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
personnel - flight engineer: inadequate preflight
personnel - maintenance,servicing,inspection: improperly serviced aircraft (ground crew)
miscellaneous acts,conditions - fuel contamination-exclusive of water in fuel
FACTORS:
personnel - operational supervisory personnel: deficiency,company maintained eqpmt,services,regulation
miscellaneous acts,conditions - failure of two or more engines
terrain - high obstructions
partial power loss - partial loss of power - 3 engines
complete power loss - complete engine failure/flameout-1 engine Sources:
» NTSB
Photos
N77DG, operated by Aero-Retardand is seen here still as a DC-6B, before its conversion to-BF in 1973
