Accident
Last updated: 18 May 2013
| Statuts: | Enquête Officielle |
| Date: | 17 JAN 2007 |
| Heure: | 15:50 |
| Type/Sous-type: | Douglas C-54G |
| Compagnie: | Brooks Air Fuel |
| Immatriculation: | N82FA |
| Numéro de série: | 35960/354 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1945 |
| Heures de vol: | 28933 |
| Moteurs: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-2000-7M2 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 2 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 2 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 8 km (5 milles) W of Nenana, AK (Etats-Unis d'Amérique) |
| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Aéroport de départ: | Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Nixon Fork Mine, AK, Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
C-54 N82FA departed Fairbanks, carrying 3000 gallons of heating fuel for the Nixon Fork Mine. En route the nr.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." Sources:
» Alaska State Troopers Press Release of Thursday, January 18, 2007
» NTSB id ANC07LA016
Photos
N82FA was bought by Brooks in February 2006; it was a former air tanker (161) from Aero Flite.
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposé destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Fairbanks International Airport, AK et Nixon Fork Mine, AK est de 377 km (235 miles).
La distance entre Fairbanks International Airport, AK et Nixon Fork Mine, AK est de 377 km (235 miles).
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tels qui sont connus à ce jour.
