ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330715
| Date: | Saturday 2 October 1971 |
| Time: | 13:10 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3A-228C |
| Owner/operator: | Island Gem Enterprises |
| Registration: | N1981W |
| MSN: | 2232 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1940 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 32 km W off Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles -
 Atlantic Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Saint Croix-Alexander Hamilton Airport (STX/TISX) |
| Sint Maarten-Juliana Airport (SXM/TNCM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Fuel exhaustion forced the crew to ditch the aircraft, West of St. Maarten island.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - fuel starvation
FACTORS:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - aircraft came to rest in water
complete power loss - complete engine failure/flameout-2 engines
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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