# Accident 20070117000449A: Doug C54GDC, Nenana, AK, January 17, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2007, 15:50 local time
- Place: Nenana, AK
- Airport: Nenana Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: B2OB
- Location: 64.5431° N, 149.2761° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5431&lon=-149.2761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82FA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82FA-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas C54G-DC (registry code 3021534, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c54g-dc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG C54GDC
- Reported engine: PWA R20007
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070117000449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE AT 2500' TO NENANA WITH 7 BLADDERS OF HEATING FUEL (3000 GAL) #2 ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND THE PILOT STARTED TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT WENT ON AND THE PILOT PULLED THE FIRE BOTTLE HANDLE. THE FIRE LOOKED TO HAVE GONE OUT BUT SOON BEGAN TO BURN AGAIN. THE PILOT GAUGED THE TIME TO THE NENANA AIRSTRIP AS THE FIRE INCREASED. HE MADE THE DECISION TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE TUNDRA GEAR UP. THE LANDING WAS SUCCESSFUL AND NO ONE WAS HURT.

## 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 ANC07LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA016), Jan 17, 2007: Douglas C54G-DC (N82FA), Nenana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of an engine cylinder during cruise flight, which resulted in an in-flight fire, and subsequent emergency gear-up landing on snow-covered tundra. A factor in the accident was the failure…

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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