- Date
- July 14, 1981
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3373FDouglas DC-4
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810714040849A
- Case key
- 123550
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3164 81/7/14 NR.KENAI,AK DOUGLAS DC-4 CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1739 N3373F PX- 1 0 0 CTR CARGO-D 42, 9776 TOTAL HOURS, 276 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KENAI,AK KING SALMON,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FIRE IN NO 1 ENG/L WING,ENG TORE AWAY,WING SEPD.FOUND NO 2 CYL FAILED, PROP FEATHERING LN SEPD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3373F
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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