Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 28 March 1981
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-54B-1-DC (DC-4)
Owner/operator: Caribbean Air Cargo, lsf Tuky Air Transport
Registration Number: N98AS
Location: off St. Croix –
ÿ U.S. Virgin Islands
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A DC-4 aircraft experienced a fire and subsequent sinking due to a fire in one of the engines. The aircraft was controlled poorly and ultimately sank after approximately 45 minutes.A DC-4 aircraft experienced a fire and subsequent sinking due to a fire in one of the engines. The aircraft was controlled poorly and ultimately sank after approximately 45 minutes.
Description
The no. 3 engine caught fire. The fire was extinguished and the prop feathered. The DC-4 then suffered control difficulties and had to be ditched as a consequence. The aircraft sank after 45 minutes. PROBABLE CAUSE: miscellaneous – undetermined FACTORS: miscellaneous acts,conditions – fire in engine miscellaneous acts,conditions – aircraft came to rest in water
Primary Cause
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