Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 29 August 1961
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
Owner/operator: Greenlandair, lsf Eastern Provincial Airways
Registration Number: CF-MEX
Location: 12,5 km NW of Kangerlussuaq-S?ndre Str?mfjord Airport (SFJ) –
ÿ Greenland
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Carburetor drain plugCarburetor drain plug
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic in-flight fire due to a severe fuel leak caused by a malfunctioning carburetor drain plug. The leak resulted from the locking of the plug, leading to a rapid and intense fire.A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic in-flight fire due to a severe fuel leak caused by a malfunctioning carburetor drain plug. The leak resulted from the locking of the plug, leading to a rapid and intense fire.
Description
Crash landed following an intense in flight fire. PROBABLE CAUSE: “An in-flight fire, initiated and sustained by a severe fuel leak. The fuel leak was caused by the locking of a carburetor drain plug to unscrew.”
Primary Cause
Severe fuel leak caused by a malfunctioning carburetor drain plug.Severe fuel leak caused by a malfunctioning carburetor drain plug.Share on:
