ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 329700
| Date: | Sunday 16 February 1975 |
| Time: | 19:02 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6BF |
| Owner/operator: | Pacific Alaska Airlines |
| Registration: | N77DG |
| MSN: | 43520/222 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2 km N of Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA) |
| Happy Valley Camp, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Three engines had lost power shortly after takeoff from runway 10. The aircraft crashed just 2 km short of runway 19 in an attempt to return to the airport.
It appeared that the fuel was contaminated.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
personnel - flight engineer: inadequate preflight
personnel - maintenance,servicing,inspection: improperly serviced aircraft (ground crew)
miscellaneous acts,conditions - fuel contamination-exclusive of water in fuel
FACTORS:
personnel - operational supervisory personnel: deficiency,company maintained eqpmt,services,regulation
miscellaneous acts,conditions - failure of two or more engines
terrain - high obstructions
partial power loss - partial loss of power - 3 engines
complete power loss - complete engine failure/flameout-1 engine
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Images:
photo (c) Rolf Larsson; Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA (LGB); 18 November 1971
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