Alaska DC-4 emergency landing
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:38 am
Here's the story on that, and I uploaded 4 photos that one of our CAP pilots
took a couple of days ago... just hit new files. I flew down to Nenana last
Monday with another CAP pilot, but there was a wall of weather all the way
to the ground about 4 miles before the accident site, so we didn't get any
photos.
Mike
Location: Nenana
Case number: 07-4636
Type: Aircraft Crash
Text: On 01/17/2007 at approximately 1640 hours, AST-Cantwell was notified
of a plane crash five miles west of Nenana.
Investigation revealed a DC-4, operated by Brooks Fuel Inc. was on a flight
from Fairbanks International Airport to the Ft. Nixon Mine with 3000 gallons
of heating fuel on board.
While in flight, one of the engines caught fire. The crew, Matt JOHNSON and
Trevor WILLS, were unable to contain the fire which had spread to the wing.
JOHNSON and WILLS attempted to divert to Nenana, but due to the spread of
fire they elected to crash land. A M.A.S.T. helicopter from Ft. Wainwright
on a training mission in the area rescued the crew and took them to
Fairbanks where they declined medical attention.
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took a couple of days ago... just hit new files. I flew down to Nenana last
Monday with another CAP pilot, but there was a wall of weather all the way
to the ground about 4 miles before the accident site, so we didn't get any
photos.
Mike
Location: Nenana
Case number: 07-4636
Type: Aircraft Crash
Text: On 01/17/2007 at approximately 1640 hours, AST-Cantwell was notified
of a plane crash five miles west of Nenana.
Investigation revealed a DC-4, operated by Brooks Fuel Inc. was on a flight
from Fairbanks International Airport to the Ft. Nixon Mine with 3000 gallons
of heating fuel on board.
While in flight, one of the engines caught fire. The crew, Matt JOHNSON and
Trevor WILLS, were unable to contain the fire which had spread to the wing.
JOHNSON and WILLS attempted to divert to Nenana, but due to the spread of
fire they elected to crash land. A M.A.S.T. helicopter from Ft. Wainwright
on a training mission in the area rescued the crew and took them to
Fairbanks where they declined medical attention.
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Yep Mike and I hear a DC-4 did just that yesterday! Expensive way to
harvest
a 1000 feet by 120 of forest though! ;O) Glad both lads walked away.
Wayne
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