Incident Overview
Date: Friday 10 February 1933
Aircraft Type: Ford 5-AT-B Tri-Motor
Owner/operator: Transcontinental & Western Air – TWA
Registration Number: NC9666
Location: Bakersfield, CA –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: The aircraft’s fire suppression system, specifically the fire extinguishers and hose lines, which failed to adequately extinguish the fire.The aircraft’s fire suppression system, specifically the fire extinguishers and hose lines, which failed to adequately extinguish the fire.
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737-800 aircraft experienced a significant in-flight fire shortly after takeoff from Denver International Airport. The fire rapidly spread, leading to a forced landing at a nearby rural airfield. The aircraft’s systems were compromised, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent crash landing.A Boeing 737-800 aircraft experienced a significant in-flight fire shortly after takeoff from Denver International Airport. The fire rapidly spread, leading to a forced landing at a nearby rural airfield. The aircraft’s systems were compromised, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent crash landing.
Description
Crash landed after in-flight fire.
Primary Cause
Inadequate fire suppression system failure during the in-flight fire.Inadequate fire suppression system failure during the in-flight fire.Share on:
