# Incident 19970502015819I: Lkheed 188A, Bethel, AK, May 2, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RAAA
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9744C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9744C-2002-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed 188A (registry code 5262602, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-188a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 501-D13 series (registry code 03004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-501-d13-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 188A
- People aboard: 22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,102 total, 8,252 in this make and model, 245 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970502015819I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: #3 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN BY THE FLIGHT CREW AFTER A FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DECENT INTO ST. PAUL ISLAND. CREW OBTAINED CLEARANCE FROM ANCHORAGE TO RETURN TO BETHEL, AK TO UNLOAD THEIR PASSENGERS. A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE IN BETHEL, AK AND THE PASSENGERS DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT IN A NORMAL MANNER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED BACK TO ANCHORAGE WITH THE #3 ENGINE FEATHERED. THE FERRY FLIGHT WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH REEVE'S OP'S SPECS CONTINUING AUTHORIZATION TO PERFORM AIRCRAFT FERRY FLIGHTS. ANCHORAGE MAINTENANCE CREWS TROUBLE SHOT THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THE #1 ZONE FIRE LOOP HAD MALFUNCTIONED. MAINTENANCE CREWS REPLACED THE #1 ZONE FIRE LOOP AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. THIS INVESTIGATION HAS NOT REVEALED ANY NEED FOR FURTHER ACTION AND IS TO BE CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N9744C (1)

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

- [Incident 19780807050449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780807050449I), Aug 7, 1978: Lkheed 188LKHEED/ (N9744C), Anchorage, AK. Overhead life raft fell down and injured passenger.

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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