ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3C) CF-FOL St. Johns, NL, Canada
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Date:Friday 17 November 1972
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3C)
Operator:S & H Aviation Sales
Registration: CF-FOL
MSN: 25483/14038
First flight: 1944
Crew:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Passengers:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Total:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:160 km (100 mls) E off St. Johns, NL, Canada (   Atlantic Ocean)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Keflavík International Airport (KEF/BIKF), Iceland
Destination airport:St. John's Airport, NL (YYT/CYYT), Canada
Narrative:
The pilot had to ditch the aircraft due to a double engine failure, caused by fuel exhaustion.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSES: Pilot, inexperienced in transatlantic flights, didn't accept the forecaster's suggested route (to Goose Bay or Gander, because of much lower headwinds). The average ground speed during the flight had been 112km/h, while the crew expected to fly 150km/h.

Classification:
Fuel exhaustion
Ditching

Sources:
» Douglas DC-3 Production List (Issue no. 28)


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photo of Douglas-C-47A-30-DK-CF-FOL
accident date: 17-11-1972
type: Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3C)
registration: CF-FOL
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Keflavík International Airport to St. John's Airport, NL as the crow flies is 2554 km (1596 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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