Incident: Douglas DC 9 83
Mar 19, 2017 · Dayton, OH
NTSB numberENG17IA017Event id20170320X74630
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 163
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The probable cause of the No. 2 (right) engine fire was an uncontained generator failure. Deformed rotating generator components and/or metal fragments radially released by the generator severed the constant speed drive-to-oil cooler return line located adjacent to the generator and caused oil to spray onto hot generator and engine case surfaces that subsequently ignited.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC 9 83
- Registration
- N881GA
- Year built
- 1988
- Category
- Airplane
- Operating rules
- Part 121: air carrier
- Defining event
- Approach Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY)0 nm (0 km) east
- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO)9 nm (17 km) south-east
- Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport (SGH)18 nm (33 km) east
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