- Date
- June 24, 1983, 19:20 local (Jun 25, 1983, 03:20 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Yukon, AK
- Injuries
- 18 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N95460Douglas DC-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830624029259A
- Case key
- 4031
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft had an in-flt fire in the accessory section of the lt eng. According to the passenger there was a long delay between outbreak of fire and corrective action by the crew. The passengers also commented on the lack of communication from the cockpit to the cabin. The pilot landed at metro field where there was no emergency equipment. Examination revealed that the eng fire was the result of fuel leakage at the eng-driven fuel pump inlet and outlet fitting to fuel line connections.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95460
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20190
- Engine
- P&W R1830-92, 1,045 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Yukon Air Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · July 6, 1983 · 77 hours before
- Departed
- FYU · Fort Yukon, AK
- Destination
- MTF · Fairbanks, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR/IFR
- Airport
- MTF · Fairbanks Metro, runway 6, 4,400 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 7,950 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 7,300 as pilot in command · 250 in the last 90 days · 150 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.