Fuel exhaustion Accident Douglas C-47A-20-DL (DC-3) NC58024,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 337102
 
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Date:Saturday 28 December 1946
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Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47A-20-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator:Kansas City Southern Skyways
Registration: NC58024
MSN: 9378
Year of manufacture:1943
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Walshville, IL -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Flint-Bishop Airport, MI (FNT/KFNT)
Destination airport:Saint Louis (unknown airport), MO
Narrative:
The aircraft was flying at a low altitude and in icing conditions, on its way to St. Louis. Both engines failed, probably as a result of fuel exhaustion, causing the DC-3 to crash into the ground.

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