- Date
- August 12, 1984, 19:00 local (Aug 13, 1984, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Skwentna, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N87459Republic RC-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840812073959A
- Case key
- 4335
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During cruise, plt was troubleshooting rhythmic power interruption (missing) when fire broke out in the engine compartment. Plt headed for arpt, gear down, but elected to make a precautionary landing off arpt when the fire intensified. Landing gear sheared in heavy brush on touchdown. Plt stated the acft had considerable maintenance performed on the engine 1.5 hours prior to this flight but there were no log book entries of work performed. Qualifications/certification of maintenance person cited as performing work are undetermined. Acft was destroyed by post-landing fire, negating precise finding of original fire source/cause.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87459
- Reported as
- Republic RC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 9
- Airframe hours
- 1,445
- Engine
- Franklin 6A8-215-B9F, 215 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gordon James Krist
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 3, 1983 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- Z15 · Birchwood, AK
- Destination
- SKW · Skwentna, AK
- Airport
- SKW · Skwentna, runway 27, 3,500 × 150 ft, gravel
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 466 total · 6 in this make and model · 360 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 200 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 45 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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