Incident Overview
Date: xx Nov 1986
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-6A
Owner/operator: Carga Area Dominicana
Registration Number: HI-251
Location: Congo Town Airport –
ÿ Bahamas
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft EngineAircraft Engine
Category: Accident
An aircraft engine lost power due to fuel starvation, resulting in a controlled landing on a closed airport runway. Initial assessment suggests a potential issue with check valves, which may have inadvertently transferred fuel to an unused tank.An aircraft engine lost power due to fuel starvation, resulting in a controlled landing on a closed airport runway. Initial assessment suggests a potential issue with check valves, which may have inadvertently transferred fuel to an unused tank.
Description
Reportedly the engines lost power due to fuel starvation, and the pilot put it down on a closed airport runway. The aircraft wasn’t low on fuel but may have had bad check valves which permitted the fuel to be inadvertently transferred to a tank not in use.
Primary Cause
Bad check valves leading to fuel transfer to an unused tank.Bad check valves leading to fuel transfer to an unused tank.Share on:
