Incident Overview
Date: xx Oct 1974
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander
Owner/operator: Air Inter Gabon
Registration Number: TR-LNF
Location: Port Gentil Airport (POG) –
ÿ Gabon
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Other
A fire in a hangar caused the destruction of an aircraft. A cigarette butt ignited and rapidly consumed the bulkhead protection, leading to widespread fire damage.A fire in a hangar caused the destruction of an aircraft. A cigarette butt ignited and rapidly consumed the bulkhead protection, leading to widespread fire damage.
Description
The aircraft was destroyed by a fire in a hangar. The probable cause was a cigarette butt that slowly consumed the bulkhead protection before spreading to the entire aircraft.
Primary Cause
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