Narrative:
The Douglas C-54 N82FA departed Fairbanks, carrying 3000 gallons of heating fuel for the Nixon Fork Mine. En route the no. 2 engine started running rough. The pilot elected to shut it down and return to Fairbanks. During the shutdown procedure, the engine caught fire. The fire extinguishing system was activated.
The crew attempted to divert to Nenana Municipal Airport, AK (ENN), but a forced gear-up landing had to be carried out in the tundra. The left wing was consumed by fire.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of an engine cylinder during cruise flight, which resulted in an in-flight fire, and subsequent emergency gear-up landing on snow-covered tundra. A factor in the accident was the failure of the fire suppression equipment to extinguish the fire."
Forced landing outside airport
» NTSB id ANC07LA016
accident date: 17-01-2007
type: Douglas C-54G (DC-4)
registration: N82FA
accident date: 17-01-2007
type: Douglas C-54G (DC-4)
registration: N82FA
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 17 January 2007 |
| Time: | 15:50 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54G (DC-4) |
| Operator: | Brooks Air Fuel |
| Registration: | N82FA |
| MSN: | 35960/354 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 28933 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-2000-7M2 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 8 km (5 mls) W of Nenana, AK ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA), United States of America |
| Nixon Fork Mine, AK, United States of America |
The Douglas C-54 N82FA departed Fairbanks, carrying 3000 gallons of heating fuel for the Nixon Fork Mine. En route the no. 2 engine started running rough. The pilot elected to shut it down and return to Fairbanks. During the shutdown procedure, the engine caught fire. The fire extinguishing system was activated.
The crew attempted to divert to Nenana Municipal Airport, AK (ENN), but a forced gear-up landing had to be carried out in the tundra. The left wing was consumed by fire.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of an engine cylinder during cruise flight, which resulted in an in-flight fire, and subsequent emergency gear-up landing on snow-covered tundra. A factor in the accident was the failure of the fire suppression equipment to extinguish the fire."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Gear-up landingForced landing outside airport
Sources:
» Alaska State Troopers Press Release of Thursday, January 18, 2007» NTSB id ANC07LA016
Photos
accident date: 17-01-2007
type: Douglas C-54G (DC-4)
registration: N82FA
accident date: 17-01-2007
type: Douglas C-54G (DC-4)
registration: N82FA
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 Fairbanks International Airport, AK to Nixon Fork Mine, AK as the crow flies is 377 km (235 miles).
Distance from Fairbanks International Airport, AK to Nixon Fork Mine, AK as the crow flies is 377 km (235 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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