Unfallbericht:
Just over half an hour after takeoff, a no. 1 engine nacelle fire started and spread, causing the left wing to collapse upward and backward. Control was lost and the aircraft spiralled to the ground. The engine fire was caused by the failure of fuel line of fuel line connection.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was failure of the left wing in flight due to an engine fire caused by failure of a fuel line of fuel line connection."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Datum: | Freitag 18 Januar 1946 |
| Zeit: | 11:03 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Douglas DC-3-201E |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Kennzeichen: | NC19970 |
| Werknummer: | 3254 |
| Baujahr: | 1940 |
| Betriebsstunden: | 22028 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Wright R-1820-G202A |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 14 / Insassen: 14 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 17 / Insassen: 17 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Cheshire, CT ( USA)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA), USA |
| Boston Commonwealth Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS), USA | |
| Flugnummer: | EA105 |
Just over half an hour after takeoff, a no. 1 engine nacelle fire started and spread, causing the left wing to collapse upward and backward. Control was lost and the aircraft spiralled to the ground. The engine fire was caused by the failure of fuel line of fuel line connection.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was failure of the left wing in flight due to an engine fire caused by failure of a fuel line of fuel line connection."
Informationsquelle:
» CAB File No. 144-46Fotos
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Distance from New York-La Guardia Airport, NY to Boston Commonwealth Airport, MA as the crow flies is 295 km (184 miles).
Distance from New York-La Guardia Airport, NY to Boston Commonwealth Airport, MA as the crow flies is 295 km (184 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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Douglas DC-3
- ca 13.000 built
- 2242nd loss
- 703rd Fataler Unfall
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- 305th worst accident (Momentan)
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