# Accident 20240423006239A: Douglas C54D-DC, Fairbanks, AK, April 23, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2024, 10:01 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7453° N, 148.0796° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7453&lon=-148.0796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3054V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3054V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas C54D-DC (registry code 3021522, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c54d-dc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2000 (registry code 51755, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS C54D-DC
- Reported engine: P & W R-2000
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240423006239A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FAIRBANKS INTL. AT 0955 WITH A DESTINATION OF KOBUK ALASKA.  PILOT REPORTED THEY WERE ON FIRE AND NEEDED TO RETURN TO FAIRBANKS.  VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SHOWS THE #1 ENGINE WAS ON FIRE AND AN EXPLOSION OCCURS SHORTLY AFTER AIRCRAFT ENTERS INTO VIEW ON VIDEO.  2-3 SECONDS LATER THE AIRCRAFT BEGINS TO ROLL TO THE LEFT, PRIOR TO IMPACT IN THE VIDEO IT IS SEEN THAT THE #1 ENGINE DEPARTS THE AIRCRAFT ABOUT 100 FEET BEFORE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 ANC24FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24FA029), Apr 23, 2024: Douglas C54D (N3054V), Fairbanks, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of power of the No. 1 engine for reasons that could not be determined, and the incorrect installation of a B-nut fitting in the propeller feathering system, which allowed engine oil to spray…

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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