Narrative:
The C-82A Packet operated on a ferry flight to Fairbanks, AK (FAI). The pilot had received en route sky conditions, but did not receive a weather briefing. Carburettor icing en route caused a loss of power on both engines. The pilot made a forced landing in blowing snow conditions in a remote part of Alaska, some 100 miles North of Fairbanks.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - anti-icing/deicing equipment-improper operation of/or failed to use
miscellaneous acts,conditions - ice-carburetor
FACTORS:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - failure of two or more engines
weather - conditions conducive to carb./induction system icing
Forced landing outside airport
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Saturday 16 January 1965 |
| Time: | 17:05 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-82A Packet |
| Operator: | Interior Airways |
| Registration: | N208M |
| MSN: | 10163 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Beaver, Yukon Flats, AK ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA), United States of America |
The C-82A Packet operated on a ferry flight to Fairbanks, AK (FAI). The pilot had received en route sky conditions, but did not receive a weather briefing. Carburettor icing en route caused a loss of power on both engines. The pilot made a forced landing in blowing snow conditions in a remote part of Alaska, some 100 miles North of Fairbanks.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - anti-icing/deicing equipment-improper operation of/or failed to use
miscellaneous acts,conditions - ice-carburetor
FACTORS:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - failure of two or more engines
weather - conditions conducive to carb./induction system icing
Classification:
All engine powerlossForced landing outside airport
Sources:
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