# Accident 20010315006829A: Doug C47, Donaldsonville, GA, March 15, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2001, 21:06 local time
- Place: Donaldsonville, GA
- Airport: Donaldsonville Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EWKA
- Location: 31.0390° N, 84.8695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0390&lon=-84.8695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N842MB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N842MB-2003-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas C-47 (registry code 3021461, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-47) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series (registry code 52020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG C47
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010315006829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DEPARTED PFN IFR TO ABY. A/C WAS LEVEL-CRUISING @5000 WHEN THE CREW HEARD A NOISE. THE FO INDICATED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. AND REPORTED THIS INFORMATION TO THE PIC. THE PIC INTIATED AN ENGIEN SHUT-DOWN BUT THE PROP WOULD NOT FEATHER. HE CONTINUED TO FIGHT THE FIRE AND DISCHARGES THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. AT THIS POINT, HE ASKED THE FO TO CONFIRM THE STATUS OF THE FIRE. THE FO REPORTED THE FIRE WAS OUT AND THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROMTHE AIRFRAME. THE AIRCREW MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING @DONALSONVILLE AIRPORT(17J) IN GEORGIA. THE RIGHT ENGINE, WHICH SEPARATED FROM THE A/C WAS FOUND 10.2 MILES TO THE SW(258 DEGREES) OF 17J IN FLORIDA. THE A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL FIRE/HEAT DAMAGE. THE MAIN (CENTER SECTION) SPAR WAS DAMAGED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL01FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01FA040), Mar 16, 2001: Douglas DC-3 (N842MB), Donalsonville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure and separation of No.12 cylinder from the engine case that resulted in an in-flight oil fed fire; and the subsequent separation of the right engine from airframe.

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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