# NTSB ANC80IA073: Fairchild C-82A, N8009E, Aniak, AK, July 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1980
- Place: Aniak, AK · ANIAK, AK
- Location: 61.5799° N, 159.5476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aniak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5799&lon=-159.5476&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129373
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80IA073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80IA073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8009E-2013-05-13), registration cancelled 2013-05-13, S/N 44-23027, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD C-82A
- Registry model: [Fairchild C-82](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-c-82) (registry code 3372002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Aniak

## 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 19800724062489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800724062489I), Jul 24, 1980: Frchld C82STWDAVIS, Aniak, AK, Minor damage. Engine was shut down after catching fire. Suspect fuel leak around accessory section.

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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