Accident
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | 09 DEC 1996 |
| Tijd: | 18:03 MST |
| Type: | Douglas C-47A-1-DL |
| Vloog voor: | Emery Worldwide |
| Gehuurd van: | Desert Air Transport |
| Registratie: | N75142 |
| Constructienummer: | 9173 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1944 |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 34124 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Schade: | Vernield |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field), ID (BOI) (Verenigde Staten)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field), ID (BOI/KBOI), Verenigde Staten |
| Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (SLC/KSLC), Verenigde Staten |
Shortly after take-off from runway 10L the crew reported they had the right engine on fire. They tried to return to runway 28L or R. The aircraft crashed right wing low, cartwheeled and burst into flames 0,5mile short of the runway. Weather at the time included 9°C and winds of 110deg/10 knots winds.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "A fire within the right engine compartment of undetermined cause and the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed above the aircraft's minimum control speed. A factor contributing to the accident was the dark night environmental conditions" Bronnen:
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Kaart
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 Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field), ID en Salt Lake City International Airport, UT bedraagt 463 km (289 miles).
De afstand tussen Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field), ID en Salt Lake City International Airport, UT bedraagt 463 km (289 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.
