Accident
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | 24 MEI 1998 |
| Tijd: | 00:24 ADT |
| Type: | Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3C) |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Majestic Air Cargo |
| Registratie: | N67588 |
| Constructienummer: | 20536 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1944 |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 34232 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 1 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Schade: | Groot |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 8 km (5 mijl) NW of Anchorage, AK (Verenigde Staten) |
| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Ferry |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Unalakleet Airport, AK (UNK/PAUN), Verenigde Staten |
| Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC), Verenigde Staten |
N67588 departed Unalakleet at 20:30 for an IFR positioning flight to Anchorage. After arriving in the Anchorage area, the flight was cleared for a visual approach to runway 14. During the approach, both engines quit running about 2,000 feet msl. The pilot said the right fuel tank was empty. He estimated that 50 to 60 gallons of fuel remained in the left fuel tank. The pilot attempted to restart the engines without success. The airplane was descending toward open water of the Cook Inlet. The pilot lowered the landing gear, and made a right turn toward a small airstrip, located at Point McKenzie, about 5 miles northwest of Anchorage. The pilot touched down in an area of soft, marsh covered, terrain. During the landing roll, the airplane nosed down and received damage to the forward, lower portion of the fuselage. The captain of this flight, the owner of Majestic Air Cargo, died January 23, 2001 when his DC-3 crashed into a mountain near Unalaska, AK.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. A related factor was the soft, marshy terrain at the forced landing area." Bronnen:
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Unalakleet Airport, AK en Anchorage International Airport, AK bedraagt 625 km (391 miles).
De afstand tussen Unalakleet Airport, AK en Anchorage International Airport, AK bedraagt 625 km (391 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.
