Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 15 July 1959
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando
Owner/operator: Paraense Transportes Areos
Registration Number: PT-BEE
Location: near Babaulndia, TO –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Right wheel wellRight wheel well
Category: Accident
A fire erupted in the right wheel well during an en route flight from Pedro Alfonso to Belem. A failed attempt to extinguish the fire resulted in an emergency landing. The probable cause is a fuel system leak leading to an inflight fire.A fire erupted in the right wheel well during an en route flight from Pedro Alfonso to Belem. A failed attempt to extinguish the fire resulted in an emergency landing. The probable cause is a fuel system leak leading to an inflight fire.
Description
En route to Belem from Pedro Alfonso, a fire developed in the right wheel well. The no. 2 prop was feathered and an attempt was made to put out the fire. This attempt failed and an emergency landing was carried out. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Fuel system leak causing inflight fire.”
Primary Cause
Fuel system leak causing inflight fireFuel system leak causing inflight fireShare on:
