Douglas DC-3 accident near Fort Yukon, Alaska, June 25, 1983
On June 25, 1983 at about 3:20 am local time, a Douglas DC-3, registered N95460, was substantially damaged in an accident near Fort Yukon, Alaska (Fairbanks Metro airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 18 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 25, 1983 · about 3:20 am local time
- Place
- Fort Yukon, Alaska · Fairbanks Metro · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 18 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3 · all DC-3s on the register
- Registration
- N95460 · no longer on the register · serial 20190
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT HAD AN IN-FLT FIRE IN THE ACCESSORY SECTION OF THE LT ENG. ACCORDING TO THE PASSENGER THERE WAS A LONG DELAY BETWEEN OUTBREAK OF FIRE AND CORRECTIVE ACTION BY THE CREW. THE PASSENGERS ALSO COMMENTED ON THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE COCKPIT TO THE CABIN. THE PILOT LANDED AT METRO FIELD WHERE THERE WAS NO EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE ENG FIRE WAS THE RESULT OF FUEL LEAKAGE AT THE ENG-DRIVEN FUEL PUMP INLET AND OUTLET FITTING TO FUEL LINE CONNECTIONS.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 7,950 hours in all; 3,000 in this make and model; 250 in the last 90 days; 150 in the last 30 days; 7,300 as pilot in command; 11 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, July 6, 1983; 77 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 24,247 lb
- Seats: 29
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W R1830-92 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: FYU Fort Yukon AK at 10:20 pm
- Destination: MTF Fairbanks AK
- Flight plan: VFR then IFR
- Runway 6, 4,400 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 3 | |||
| Passengers | 15 |
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