Incident Overview
Date: Monday 9 December 1996
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-1-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Emery Worldwide, lsf Desert Air Transport
Registration Number: N75142
Location: Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field), ID (BOI) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Right engine compartmentRight engine compartment
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from runway 10L, resulting in a significant fire and subsequent crash. The aircraft drifted off the runway, exhibiting a cartwheel and intense flameburst. The incident occurred in dark, nighttime conditions with moderate temperatures.A twin-engine aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from runway 10L, resulting in a significant fire and subsequent crash. The aircraft drifted off the runway, exhibiting a cartwheel and intense flameburst. The incident occurred in dark, nighttime conditions with moderate temperatures.
Description
Shortly after takeoff from runway 10L the crew reported they had the right engine on fire. They tried to return to runway 28L or R. The aircraft crashed right wing low, cartwheeled and burst into flames 0,5 mile short of the runway. Weather at the time included 9øC and winds of 110deg/10 knots winds. PROBABLE CAUSE: “A fire within the right engine compartment of undetermined cause and the pilot-in-command’s failure to maintain airspeed above the aircraft’s minimum control speed. A factor contributing to the accident was the dark night environmental conditions”
Primary Cause
A fire within the right engine compartment of undetermined cause and the pilot-in-command’s failure to maintain airspeed above the aircraft’s minimum control speed.A fire within the right engine compartment of undetermined cause and the pilot-in-command’s failure to maintain airspeed above the aircraft’s minimum control speed.Share on:
