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) |
Destination airport: | Happy Valley Camp, AK |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative: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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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ANC75AA054 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 9 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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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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