- Date
- September 12, 1977
- Place
- Yakutat, AK · YAKUTAT, AK
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6314JDouglas DC-7BF
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19770912040629A
- Case key
- 79672
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2854 77/9/12 YAKUTAT,AK DOUGLAS DC-7BF CR- 4 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0012 N6314J PX- 0 0 0 CTR CARGO-D 61, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION YAKUTAT,AK ANCHORAGE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: STACKS POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- APRX 1745LBS OVR MAX GWT.ENG NOT FEATHERED.AUTOFEATHER NOT CONNECTED.100 OCTANE FUEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6314J
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-7BF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Yakutat
N6314JRegistration cancelled Aug 5, 2013 · Douglas DC-7BAirframe modelDouglas DC-7BEngine modelWright TC18DA series
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