Fairchild C-119L N90268
5 July 1980 · King Salmon, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 July 1980 at about 12:08 local time, a Fairchild C-119L registered N90268, operated by Starbird, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near King Salmon, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- King Salmon, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- King Salmon
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Fairchild C-119L
- Registration
- N90268
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Starbird, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Charter Cargo-Domestic
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Kenai, Ak → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1523
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
NO.1 ENG FIRE WARNING LGT ILLUMINATED & FIRE OBSD IN NACELLE AREA.L WING TIP EXPLODED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Fairchild C-119L accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 1987 | Fairchild C-119L | Shageluk, Alaska, United States | Alaska Aircraft Leasing | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |