Narrative:
The DC-3 transport plane ditched in the Gulf of Mexico when the pilot had become lost following electrical system failure.
The airplane ditched near the merchant marine steamship St. Mary.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - became lost/disoriented
miscellaneous acts,conditions - electrical failure
FACTOR:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - aircraft came to rest in water
Electrical system problem
Ditching
» St. Petersburg Times - Oct 2, 1978
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Sunday 1 October 1978 |
| Time: | 17:54 |
| Type: |  Douglas R4D-6 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Evergreen Air |
| Registration: | N74Z |
| MSN: | 25954/14509 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 200 km (125 mls) S off Fort Walton Beach, FL, U.S. ( Atlantic Ocean)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America |
| San Juan (unknown airport), Puerto Rico |
The DC-3 transport plane ditched in the Gulf of Mexico when the pilot had become lost following electrical system failure.
The airplane ditched near the merchant marine steamship St. Mary.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - became lost/disoriented
miscellaneous acts,conditions - electrical failure
FACTOR:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - aircraft came to rest in water
Classification:
Loss of situational awarenessElectrical system problem
Ditching
Sources:
» NTSB» St. Petersburg Times - Oct 2, 1978
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