ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330566
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| Date: | Sunday 19 March 1972 |
| Time: | 00:07 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-188CF Electra |
| Owner/operator: | Universal Airlines |
| Registration: | N851U |
| MSN: | 2001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ogden-Hill AFB, UT (HIF) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Tucson (unknown airport), AZ |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At 7000 feet, when descending towards Hill AFB, the crew got a no. 2 prop low oil warning. The engine was shut down, but the prop wouldn't feather. An emergency was declared and the aircraft landed on runway 32. During the ground roll, the no. 2 prop separated. Pieces ruptured the no. 1 fuel tank. This caused an explosion and a fire on the left side of the Electra. The aircraft came to rest 4000 feet from the runway threshold.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
powerplant - propeller system: other
miscellaneous acts,conditions - pressure too low
pilot in command - improper in-flight decisions or planning
pilot in command - inadequate supervision of flight
personnel - flight engineer: improper use of equipment
miscellaneous acts,conditions - improper emergency procedures
FACTOR(S)
miscellaneous acts,conditions - fire in engine
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