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Aviation accident ATL97LA012

SERS · Douglas C-47 · 1996-10-31 · DORADO, PR

Event

NTSB number
ATL97LA012
Event ID
20001208X06843
Type
Accident
Date
1996-10-31
Location
DORADO, PR

Injuries

Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3

Aircraft

Make
Douglas
Model
C-47
Registration
N37AP
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
NBRT
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

failure of the #11 cylinder on the right (#2) engine, which resulted in an in-flight fire and loss of power in that engine; and a malfunction/failure of the #2 feathering system, which led to a subsequent forced landing before the flight crew could return to the airport. A factor related to the accident was failure of the flight crew to increase the left (#1) engine rpm (in accordance with emergency procedures) after loss of power in the #2 engine.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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