Date: | Sunday 26 April 2009 |
Time: | 04:28 |
Type: | Douglas DC-3C |
Owner/operator: | Four Star Air Cargo |
Registration: | N136FS |
MSN: | 10267 |
Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
Total airframe hrs: | 19952 hours |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) -
Puerto Rico
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Phase: | Taxi |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU/TJSJ) |
Destination airport: | Saint Thomas-Cyril E. King Airport (STT/TIST) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:A Douglas DC-3, N136FS, operated by Four Star Air Cargo, was substantially damaged after experiencing a cockpit fire during taxi at San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU), Puerto Rico. The four crewmembers were not injured.
According to an FAA inspector, the airplane was taxiing to the runway when the pilots observed a fire emanating from behind the instrument panel. As the pilots were shutting down the engines, they became overwhelmed with fire and smoke, and quickly exited the airplane along with the two cargo handlers. The fire subsequently consumed a large portion of the airplane before it was extinguished.
Probable Cause: "Worn electrical wires and a fuel pressure indicating system hose, which resulted in a ground fire during taxi."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ERA09LA266 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 6 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
Se incendia avión justo antes de despegar en aeropuerto LMM (Primera Hora, 26-4-2009)
NTSB
Location
Images:
photo (c) Nikki; San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU/TJSJ); 26 April 2009
photo (c) FAA; San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU/TJSJ); April 2009
photo (c) Werner Fischdick; San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU/TJSJ); 01 April 1994
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport (SJU/TJSJ); February 1994
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