- Date
- March 23, 1974
- Place
- Travis Afb, CA · TRAVIS AFB, CA
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N6164ADouglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173504
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0023 74/3/23 TRAVIS AFB,CALIF DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 0 MIL CONTRACT PASSG INTL UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. TIME - 1908 N6164A PX- 0 0 0 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 1 0 0 CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - TRAVIS AFB OPERATOR - AIRLIFT INTERNATIONAL,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TRAVIS AFB,CALIF UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SCHEDULE 'A' MAINTENANCE.EXPLOSION OF FUEL FUMES IN NR 1 TANK AREA DUE UNDET ELEC SOURCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6164A
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Travis Afb
N6164ARegistration cancelled Apr 4, 1975 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63FAirframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63F
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