# NTSB ANC80DA059: Fairchild C-119L, N90268, King Salmon, AK, July 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1980
- Place: King Salmon, AK · KING SALMON, AK
- Location: 58.6883° N, 156.6614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King Salmon, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6883&lon=-156.6614&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129879
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DA059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1523   80/7/5    KING SALMON,AK      FAIRCHILD C-119L    CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1208                    N90268              PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-D               28, 3568 TOTAL HOURS, 37
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KING SALMON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENAI,AK                    KING SALMON,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NO.1 ENG FIRE WARNING LGT ILLUMINATED & FIRE OBSD IN NACELLE AREA.L WING TIP EXPLODED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90268](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90268-2014-11-20), registration cancelled 2014-11-20, S/N 53-3206 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD C-119L
- Registry model: [Fairchild C-119](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-c-119) (registry code 3372102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: King Salmon

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19800705059589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800705059589I), Jul 5, 1980: Frchld C119, King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage. After landing and reversing, the left engine caught fire, explosion followed.

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.

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