# Incident 20110922022389I: Douglas DC-6A, King Salmon, AK, September 22, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2011, 08:00 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Airport: King Salmon
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FXGA
- Location: 58.6765° N, 156.6487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KING SALMON (AKN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6765&lon=-156.6487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6174C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6174C-2022-05-18) (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: DOUGLAS DC-6A
- Reported engine: P & W RADIAL
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 238 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110922022389I

## Narrative

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

AFTER A VOR APPROACH TO A MISSED APPROACH WE DIVERTED TO OUR SCHEDULED ALTERNATE. AT 1558Z, WE GOT A ZONE 2 AND 3 FIRE INDICATION ASSOCIATED WITH A LOUD THUMP. ALL ENGINES WERE IN CLIMB POWER AT THAT TIME. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND WE DIVERTED TO KING SALMON ALASKA. STANDARD ENGINE FAILURE FIRE IN-FLIGHT PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED. IT TOOK BOTH BANKS OF CO2 TO COMPLETELY EXTINGISH THE FIRE. THE ONLY OTHER DIVERSION WAS TOWARD AN AREA OF CLEAR WEATHER FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WHILE THE SECOND SHOT OF CO2 WAS BEING FIRED. THE FLIGHT WAS THEN COMPLETED WITHOUT FURTHER COMPLICATIONS

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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