Narrative:
The first two attempts to takeoff were abandoned due to slow aircraft performance. Takeoff was continued on the third attempt, but both engines lost power upon gear retraction. An attempt was made to make an emergency landing on a highway, but the left wing struck a pole. The aircraft crashed through a fence and struck a highway embankment.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Jet-A fuel had been used when refueling the aircraft, instead of 100LL Avgas.
accident date: 09-01-1984
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: C-GSCA
accident date: 09-01-1984
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: C-GSCA
accident date: 09-01-1984
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: C-GGJG
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Monday 9 January 1984 |
| Time: | 22:32 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Skycraft Air Transport |
| Registration: | C-GSCA |
| MSN: | 27190/15745 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 17933 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Saint Louis-Lambert International Airport, MO (STL) ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Saint Louis-Lambert International Airport, MO (STL/KSTL), United States of America |
| Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ), Canada |
The first two attempts to takeoff were abandoned due to slow aircraft performance. Takeoff was continued on the third attempt, but both engines lost power upon gear retraction. An attempt was made to make an emergency landing on a highway, but the left wing struck a pole. The aircraft crashed through a fence and struck a highway embankment.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: Jet-A fuel had been used when refueling the aircraft, instead of 100LL Avgas.
Sources:
» NTSB Identification: MKC84MA060Photos
accident date: 09-01-1984
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: C-GSCA
accident date: 09-01-1984
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: C-GSCA
accident date: 09-01-1984
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: C-GGJG
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 Saint Louis-Lambert International Airport, MO to Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON as the crow flies is 1043 km (652 miles).
Distance from Saint Louis-Lambert International Airport, MO to Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON as the crow flies is 1043 km (652 miles).
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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