# Incident 19951222046199I: Doug DC6A, Fairbanks, AK, December 22, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1995, 18:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NACA
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1027N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1027N-2011-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-6A (registry code 3021706, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC6A
- Reported engine: PWA R280043
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 8,500 in this make and model, 215 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951222046199I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 22, 1995, A NORTHERN AIR CARGO, INC., DOUGLAS DC-6 AIRCRAFT N1027N, FLIGHT NO. 60, DEPARTED FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FAI). SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD BY THE FLIGHT CREW. THE CAPTAIN OBSERVED THAT AN ACCESSORY SECTION PANEL WAS MISSING FROM THE NO.1 ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FAI. A POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND NO FURTHER DAMAGE DISCOVERED. AN INSPECTION OF THE RETRIEVED PANEL SHOWED THAT IT WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE BY MECHANICS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A NMAC OR A PILOT DEVIATION.

## Other reports on N1027N (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900908038479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900908038479I), Sep 8, 1990: Doug DC6A (N1027N), Kodiak, AK, Minor damage. Vibration on rollout. Nose gear was left of center. Torque links were disconnected.
- [Incident 19851119063139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851119063139I), Nov 19, 1985: Doug DC6A (N1027N), Mcgrath, AK. Fire in stack while crew attempted to get propeller out of reverse. Fire fed by oil from broken pushrod housing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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