| Date: | Saturday 27 June 1981 |
| Time: | 22:15 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar |
| Owner/operator: | Hawkins & Powers Aviation |
| Registration: | N8682 |
| MSN: | 10859 |
| Engine model: | Wright R-3350 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Bettles, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Bettles Airport, AK (BTT/PABT) |
| Fort Yukon Airport, AK (FYU/PFYU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was climbing following a cargo-paradrop on a forest fire when the no. 2 engine suffered a massive internal failure, resulting in fire and an explosion. Cargo was jettisoned and the 4 "cargo kickers" and co-pilot safely parachuted from the plane. The captain carried out an emergency belly landing on a sand bar.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
powerplant - miscellaneous: powerplant failure for undetermined reasons
miscellaneous acts,conditions - fire in engine
FACTOR(S):
personnel - maintenance,servicing,inspection: inadequate maintenance and inspection
terrain - loose gravel
terrain - sandy
complete power loss - complete engine failure/flameout-1 engine
emergency circumstances - forced landing off airport on land
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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