Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 3 September 1960
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-4-1009
Owner/operator: Trek Airways
Registration Number: ZS-CIG
Location: near El Badary –
ÿ Egypt
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 67
Component Affected: No specific component is identified.No specific component is identified.
Category: Accident
A flight experienced a catastrophic incident due to a severe fuel leak originating from a sheared fuel pressure pipe. The fire rapidly spread, leading to the aircraft’s belly landing in a sandy valley and subsequent combustion. The probable cause was a fuel leak ignited by generator sparks.A flight experienced a catastrophic incident due to a severe fuel leak originating from a sheared fuel pressure pipe. The fire rapidly spread, leading to the aircraft’s belly landing in a sandy valley and subsequent combustion. The probable cause was a fuel leak ignited by generator sparks.
Description
Flight 033 departed Luxembourg for a flight to Johannesburg with intermediate stops at Cairo and Entebbe. At 04:31 GMT the plane took off from Cairo for the second leg of the flight. One hour and nine minutes into the flight, while flying at 9500 feet, the no. 2 engine fire warning light illuminated and the warning bell rang. The engine was shut down, prop feathered and the emergency drill carried out. The fire didn’t stop, forcing the crew to carry out an emergency belly landing in a sandy valley. The fire spread and the aircraft burnt out. PROBABLE CAUSE: “A heavy fuel leak from a sheared or cracked fuel pressure pipe, which was ignited by sparks from the generator.”
Primary Cause
Fuel leak from a sheared or cracked fuel pressure pipe, ignited by generator sparks.Fuel leak from a sheared or cracked fuel pressure pipe, ignited by generator sparks.Share on:
