Accident
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | 08 MEI 2004 |
| Tijd: | 21:30 |
| Type: | Douglas C-54P |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Brooks Air Fuel |
| Registratie: | N44911 |
| Constructienummer: | 10461 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1945 |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 29667 |
| Motoren: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-2000-4 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Schade: | Groot |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Ganes Creek, AK (Verenigde Staten) |
| Fase: | Geparkeerd (STD) |
| Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Ganes Creek, AK, Verenigde Staten |
| Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA), Verenigde Staten |
In preparation for a flight to Fairbanks, the crew successfully started engines number 4,3, and 2 in succession. As the crew started engine number 1, an explosion occurred in the wing area between engines no. 1 and 2. Engine no. 1 and the remaining outboard section of the left wing separated from the rest of the wing. The crew applied engine power in the remaining engines and taxied away from the area of the explosion. The crew then stopped about mid-field and disembarked the airplane.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "A fuel tank explosion in the left wing auxiliary fuel tank, and subsequent fuel fire that occurred during engine start for an undetermined reason." Bronnen:
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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.
