Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 22 August 1968
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-600
Owner/operator: East Coast Leasing
Registration Number: N278E
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: Hangar and aircraft components (specifically, the hangar structure and the aircraft itself).Hangar and aircraft components (specifically, the hangar structure and the aircraft itself).
Category: Other
A fire occurred at Martinsburg Airport, WV (MRB), destroying a hangar containing 5000 bales of hay. A Convair plane (N278E) and a CV-240 plane (N91239) sustained fire damage. The sold CV-600 N278E was broken up.A fire occurred at Martinsburg Airport, WV (MRB), destroying a hangar containing 5000 bales of hay. A Convair plane (N278E) and a CV-240 plane (N91239) sustained fire damage. The sold CV-600 N278E was broken up.
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. CV-600 N278E was sold to Ross S. Liscomb and broken up at Dupage.
Primary Cause
Possible ignition from a fire at the hangar.Possible ignition from a fire at the hangar.Share on:
