Douglas C54G-DC N82FA

Summary

On 17 January 2007 at about 19:50 local time, a Douglas C54G-DC registered N82FA was involved in an accident near Nenana, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 January 2007 at 19:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Nenana, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

64.5431, -149.2761

Aircraft

Douglas C54G-DC

Registration

N82FA

Category

Airplane

Engines

4

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 125: 20+ Pax,6000+ lbs

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fairbanks → Nixon Fork Mine

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC07LA016

Nobody was injured.

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight crew was delivering a cargo of fuel in the four-engine airplane under Title 14, CFR Part 125, when the airplane lost power in the number 2 engine. The captain elected to shut the engine down and return to the airport. He said during the shutdown procedure, the engine caught fire, and that the fire extinguishing system was activated. The crew thought the fire was out, but it erupted again, and the captain elected to land the airplane gear-up on the snow-covered tundra. Once on the ground, the left wing was consumed by fire. An inspection by company maintenance personnel revealed that an overhauled engine cylinder had failed at its base, resulting in a fire. The airplane was not examined by the NTSB due to its remote location.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.