# NTSB OAK74IP046: Douglas DC-8, N6164A, Travis Afb, CA, March 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1974
- Place: Travis Afb, CA · TRAVIS AFB, CA
- Location: 38.2685° N, 121.9337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Travis Air Force Base, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2685&lon=-121.9337&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173504
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74IP046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74IP046

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6164A-1975-04-04), registration cancelled 1975-04-04, S/N 46144 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63f) (registry code 302198H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Travis Afb

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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