ANC80IA073

NTSB incident investigation · Fairchild C-82A · Aniak, AK · July 24, 1980

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 24, 1980
Place
Aniak, AK · ANIAK, AK
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8009EFairchild C-82A
Status
Completed · report February 5, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800724062489I
Case key
129373

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0044  80/7/24    ANIAK,AK            FAIRCHILD C-82A     CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1820                    N8009E              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 48, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANIAK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KING SALMON,AK              UNALAKLEET,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- FUEL LEAK IN VCNTY OF FUEL FLOW METER OR LNS BTN FLOW METER & CARB.FIRE ERUPTED WHEN GEAR EXTDD.

Aircraft

Registration
N8009E
Reported as
Fairchild C-82A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Aniak

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.