Accident
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | 20 APR 1993 |
| Tijd: | 16:24 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47B-DK |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Phoenix Air |
| Registratie: | N8056 |
| Constructienummer: | 25735 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1944 |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 16891 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-75 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 40 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 42 |
| Schade: | Groot |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | nabij Zephyrhills, FL (Verenigde Staten) |
| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Parachute |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Zephyrhills Airport, FL (ZPH), Verenigde Staten |
| Zephyrhills Airport, FL (ZPH), Verenigde Staten |
The no. 1 engine was shut down at 400 feet following an engine fire warning and smoke in the cabin. A forced belly landing was made. The aircraft collided with trees and a fence.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain best single-engine rate-of-climb speed which resulted in a forced landing. A factor which contributed to the accident was a possible exhaust system clamp failure. " Bronnen:
» Air Safety Week 24.5.1993 (p.10)
» ICAO Adrep Summary 1/95
» NTSB
» Scramble
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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.
