Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 22 August 1968
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-240-13
Owner/operator: East Coast Leasing
Registration Number: N91239
Location: Martinsburg Airport, WV (MRB) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Convair plane (N278E) ? specifically the wheels and potentially other components due to heat damage.Convair plane (N278E) ? specifically the wheels and potentially other components due to heat damage.
Category: Other
A fire ignited in an unused hangar at Martinsburg Airport, WV (MRB), resulting in the destruction of the hangar and a Convair plane. A second plane sustained damage to its wheels and other heat-related issues.A fire ignited in an unused hangar at Martinsburg Airport, WV (MRB), resulting in the destruction of the hangar and a Convair plane. A second plane sustained damage to its wheels and other heat-related issues.
Description
An unused hangar at Martinsburg Airport, WV (MRB) was used to store 5000 bales of hay. Early in the morning a fire started, destroying the hangar and one Convair plane of East Coast Leasing (N278E). Another plane (CV-240 N91239) sustained fire damage to the wheels and other possible heat damages.
Primary Cause
Possible electrical fault or ignition source within the hangar.Possible electrical fault or ignition source within the hangar.Share on:
