Accident · 2001-03-15

NTSB case ATL01FA040 · Douglas DC-3 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2001-03-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Douglas DC-3 (N842MB)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The failure and separation of No.12 cylinder from the engine case that resulted in an in-flight oil fed fire; and the subsequent separation of the right engine from airframe.

Source: NTSB case ATL01FA040

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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