Incident Overview
Date: Monday 28 April 1980
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-54Q (DC-4)
Owner/operator: Transportes Areos Kantuta – Trak Airways
Registration Number: CP-1351
Location: R¡o Beni –
ÿ Bolivia
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Integral fuel tanksIntegral fuel tanks
Category: Accident
An in-flight fire occurred following a crash. The probable cause was a carburetor failure during the fuel filtering process, leading to an uncontrolled combustion.An in-flight fire occurred following a crash. The probable cause was a carburetor failure during the fuel filtering process, leading to an uncontrolled combustion.
Description
In-flight fire; crashed. PROBABLE CAUSE: Carburettor failure associated with the filtering of fuel in the integral fuel tanks.
Primary Cause
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