Calspan On-Site Motor Coach Fire Investigation Vehicle: 1995 Motor Coach Industries (MCI) Model: 102-D3: Location: State of Pennsylvania [Incident Date: April 2009]

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  Calspan Corporation. Crash Data Research Center ; Calspan Corporation
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Buses Crash Investigation Fire Causes Motorcoach Motorcoach Fire Research Hub Turbocharger
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Administration
• Abstract:
  This on-site investigation focused on the origin of a fire that consumed an in-transit motorcoach that was occupied by a 46-year old male driver and 46 passengers consisting of 33 females, ages 5-16 years of age and 13 adult chaperones, ages unknown. The fire was determined to have originated in the turbocharger of the rear-mounted diesel engine. The driver of the motorcoach brought the vehicle to a controlled stop on the shoulder of an interstate roadway. The motorcoach was completely destroyed by the fire. All occupants safely exited the motorcoach without injury.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7a0eb80fab72335be617585c2d19f4017481a94dad2c38e8aa56352b57d141d0472c3635eb20042bfc87e9544ce98c55f75a30f42ee3f6fcf1239b7269317245
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/36960/dot_36960_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.55 MB ]