- Date
- June 27, 1981
- Place
- Bettles, AK · BETTLES, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8682Fairchild C-119G
- Status
- Completed · report April 30, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 123630
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3572 81/6/27 NR.BETTLES,AK FAIRCHILD C-119G CR- 0 0 6 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2215 N8682 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY 39, 3050 TOTAL HOURS, 375 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,AK FT.YUKON,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL TERRAIN - SANDY COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- UNKN INT FAIL/INFLT FIRE,R ENG.UN FTHR PROP,MAINT ALT,LWR GEAR.5 BAIL OUT.LND GRVL BAR.PREV OVRSPD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8682
- Reported as
- Fairchild C-119G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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