- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | February 21, 1982 |
Time: | 1533 |
Location: | Providence, Rhode Island |
Operator: | Pilgrim Airlines |
Flight #: | 458 |
Route: | New York City - Bridgeport - New Haven - Groton - Boston |
AC Type: | de Havilland DHC -6-100 |
Registration: | N127PM |
cn / ln: | 105 |
Aboard: | 12 (passengers:10 crew:2) |
Fatalities: | 1 (passengers:1 crew:0) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft made an emergency landing near a reservoir after a fire erupted in the cockpit while the aircraft was en-route under IFR conditions. The fire spread to the cabin and destroyed the aircraft after impact. The deficient design of the isopropyl alcohol windshield washer/deicer system and the inadequate maintenance of the system which resulted in an in-flight fire. The ignition source was not determined. |
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