- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | August 14, 1996 |
Time: | ? |
Location: | Near Bronson Creek, British Columbia, Canada |
Operator: | Air North |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Bronson Creek - Wrangell |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
Registration: | C-FGNI |
cn / ln: | 10389/120 |
Aboard: | 3 (passengers:0 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 1 (passengers:0 crew:1) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | After taking off the No. 2 engine of the cargo plane caught on fire. The pilot tried to land the plane in a river bed. The number 2 engine separated from the aircraft as a result of an intense fire in the wing. The loss of the engine rendered the aircraft uncontrollable, and the pilots were forced to land in the river. |
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