Narrative:
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."
All engine powerloss
Forced landing outside airport
accident date: 24-05-1998
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: N67588
accident date: 24-05-1998
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: N67588
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Sunday 24 May 1998 |
| Time: | 00:24 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3C) |
| Operator: | Majestic Air Cargo |
| Registration: | N67588 |
| MSN: | 20536 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 34232 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 8 km (5 mls) NW of Anchorage, AK ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Unalakleet Airport, AK (UNK/PAUN), United States of America |
| Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC), United States of America |
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:
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."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Fuel exhaustionAll engine powerloss
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
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accident date: 24-05-1998
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: N67588
accident date: 24-05-1998
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: N67588
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 Unalakleet Airport, AK to Anchorage International Airport, AK as the crow flies is 625 km (391 miles).
Distance from Unalakleet Airport, AK to Anchorage International Airport, AK as the crow flies is 625 km (391 miles).
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