19861223081679A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Doug C-54 · La Push, WA · December 23, 1986

Date
December 23, 1986 · 18:00 local
Place
La Push, WA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
WCOB
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N96361
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA87LA041
Reported as
Doug C54
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R2000*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total400 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft reportedly had an engine fire and was ditched. Pilot reported incident conflict with available data.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT REPORTEDLY HAD AN ENGINE FIRE AND WAS DITCHED. PILOT REPORTED INCIDENT CONFLICT WITH AVAILABLE DATA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.