Descripción:
During cruise flight, at 5000 feet, the pilot heard a loud "bang". The right hand engine was on fire and the engine was shut down. When the pilot attempted to feather propeller, the propeller did not feather. When the pilot pulled the extinguishing agent for the right engine, the engine separated from the aircraft. The airplane then lost hydraulic pressure. The pilot established visual contact with Donalsonville Municipal Airport, and made an emergency landing on runway 18 without further incident. The right engine was found ten miles southwest of Donalsonville Municipal Airport, in the backyard of a farmer's home.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure and separation of No.12 cylinder from the engine case that resulted in an in-flight oil fed fire; and the subsequent separation of the right engine from airframe."
accident date: 15-03-2001
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: N842MB
accident date: 15-03-2001
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: N842MB
accident date: 15-03-2001
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: N842MB
accident date: 15-03-2001
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: N842MB
accident date: 15-03-2001
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: N842MB
accident date: 15-03-2001
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: N842MB
accident date: 15-03-2001
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: N842MB
accident date: 15-03-2001
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: N842MB
accident date: 15-03-2001
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: N842MB
| Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Fecha: | jueves 15 marzo 2001 |
| Hora: | 21:30 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) |
| Operador: | Jim Hankins Air Service |
| Registración: | N842MB |
| Numéro de série: | 19741 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1944 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90D |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Considerable |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Donalsonville, GA ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Carga |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Panama City-Bay County International Airport, FL (PFN/KPFN), Estados Unidos de América |
| Albany-Dougherty County Airport, GA (ABY/KABY), Estados Unidos de América | |
| Número de Vuelo: | 41 |
During cruise flight, at 5000 feet, the pilot heard a loud "bang". The right hand engine was on fire and the engine was shut down. When the pilot attempted to feather propeller, the propeller did not feather. When the pilot pulled the extinguishing agent for the right engine, the engine separated from the aircraft. The airplane then lost hydraulic pressure. The pilot established visual contact with Donalsonville Municipal Airport, and made an emergency landing on runway 18 without further incident. The right engine was found ten miles southwest of Donalsonville Municipal Airport, in the backyard of a farmer's home.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure and separation of No.12 cylinder from the engine case that resulted in an in-flight oil fed fire; and the subsequent separation of the right engine from airframe."
Accident investigation:
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Fotos
accident date: 15-03-2001
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: N842MB
accident date: 15-03-2001
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: N842MB
accident date: 15-03-2001
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: N842MB
accident date: 15-03-2001
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: N842MB
accident date: 15-03-2001
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: N842MB
accident date: 15-03-2001
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: N842MB
accident date: 15-03-2001
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: N842MB
accident date: 15-03-2001
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: N842MB
accident date: 15-03-2001
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: N842MB
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Panama City-Bay County International Airport, FL to Albany-Dougherty County Airport, GA as the crow flies is 203 km (127 miles).
Distance from Panama City-Bay County International Airport, FL to Albany-Dougherty County Airport, GA as the crow flies is 203 km (127 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.
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