Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 22 January 1950
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-4-1009
Owner/operator: Air France
Registration Number: F-BBDB
Location: Paris-Orly Airport (ORY) –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Left wingLeft wing
Category: Other
A DC-4 aircraft was destroyed during maintenance work in a hangar at Paris-Orly due to a fire caused by an electrical lamp falling into a recovery tub of oil and fuel. The lamp’s glass broke, igniting a mixture of fuel and oil, which subsequently spread and reached the left wing before being extinguished.A DC-4 aircraft was destroyed during maintenance work in a hangar at Paris-Orly due to a fire caused by an electrical lamp falling into a recovery tub of oil and fuel. The lamp’s glass broke, igniting a mixture of fuel and oil, which subsequently spread and reached the left wing before being extinguished.
Description
The DC-4 was destroyed by fire during maintenance work in a hangar at Paris-Orly. During work on an engine, an electrical lamp fell in a recovery tub of oil and fuel. The glass of the lamp broke and ignited the mixture of fuel and oil. The flames reached the left wing before the firemen extinguished the fire. Some parts and the tail of the plane went to the Centre dInstruction de Vilgnis (CIV). The nose section was used to repair C-54 F-BBDD which had been damaged by a Languedoc plane at Paris-Le Bourget in 1952.
Primary Cause
Electrical lamp malfunction leading to ignition of fuel and oil mixture.Electrical lamp malfunction leading to ignition of fuel and oil mixture.Share on:
