Narrative:
Both engines quit on approach to West Memphis. A gear up landing was made on a sand bar in the Mississippi River. The no. 1 engine separated on impact.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot-in-command's improper management of fuel resulting in a total loss of engine power on both engines during an instrument approach due to fuel exhaustion. "
All engine powerloss
Forced landing outside airport
» NTSB
accident date: 07-11-1997
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: N59316
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Friday 7 November 1997 |
| Time: | 19:56 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3C) |
| Operator: | McNeely Charter Service |
| Registration: | N59316 |
| MSN: | 18986 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 24516 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | West Memphis, AR ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport, MS (GPT/KGPT), United States of America |
| West Memphis Municipal Airport, AR (AWM/KAWM), United States of America |
Both engines quit on approach to West Memphis. A gear up landing was made on a sand bar in the Mississippi River. The no. 1 engine separated on impact.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot-in-command's improper management of fuel resulting in a total loss of engine power on both engines during an instrument approach due to fuel exhaustion. "
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Fuel starvation All engine powerloss
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» FAA» NTSB
Photos
accident date: 07-11-1997
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: N59316
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 Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport, MS to West Memphis Municipal Airport, AR as the crow flies is 533 km (333 miles).
Distance from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport, MS to West Memphis Municipal Airport, AR as the crow flies is 533 km (333 miles).
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