Incident Overview
Date: Monday 21 December 1987
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-6BF
Owner/operator: Aeronica – Aerolineas Nicaraguenses
Registration Number: YN-BFO
Location: Boca San Carlos –
ÿ Costa Rica
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: No. 3 EngineNo. 3 Engine
Category: Accident
A no. 3 engine detached during cruise, resulting in a loud bang and subsequent fire warning. The crew attempted to extinguish the fire and feather the prop, but the prop failed to feather, leading to cargo jettisoning and a ditching in a river.A no. 3 engine detached during cruise, resulting in a loud bang and subsequent fire warning. The crew attempted to extinguish the fire and feather the prop, but the prop failed to feather, leading to cargo jettisoning and a ditching in a river.
Description
The no. 3 engine suddenly separated with a loud bang during cruise. The no. 4 engine fire warning sounded and the crew attempted to extinguish the fire and feather the prop. The prop wouldn’t feather. The cargo was then jettisoned and the aircraft was ditched in a river.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6J9jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fpcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1099%2C5376659https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6J9jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fpcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1099%2C5376659Primary Cause
Engine failure during cruise.Engine failure during cruise.Share on:
