- Date
- July 26, 1971
- Place
- Redmond, OR · REDMOND, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N51041Douglas DC-3C
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163638
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4315 71/7/26 REDMOND,OREG DOUGLAS DC-3C CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 6026 TIME - 0951 N51041 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 498 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBERTS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REDMOND,OREG CAVE JUNCTION,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- L ENG EXHAUST COLLECTOR RING CAME LOOSE,INITIATED FIRE.PLT DIDNT SHUT ENG DOWN,FLAMES SPREAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51041
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Roberts
N51041Registration cancelled Jun 9, 2006 · Douglas DC3C-S1C3GAirframe modelDouglas DC3C-S1C3GEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-1830 series
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.