Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Jan 17, 2007, Nenana
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on January 17, 2007 near Nenana, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Failure of an overhauled engine...
- Date: January 17, 2007
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Nenana, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Failure of an overhauled engine cylinder at its base during cruise, which caused an in-flight fire. The failure of the fire extinguishing system to put the fire out was a factor, and the gear-up landing on snow-covered tundra followed.
A Douglas C-54 operated by Brooks Fuel on a cargo flight from Fairbanks to the Nixon Fork Mine lost power in its number 2 engine in cruise. The crew shut the engine down and turned back, but a fire broke out, was thought to be out, and then returned. The captain landed gear-up on snow-covered tundra near Nenana, and the left wing burned after the landing.