Accident Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation N6202C, Sunday 5 August 1973

Date:	Sunday 5 August 1973
Time:	19:25
Type:	Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
Owner/operator:	Happy Hours Air Travel Club
Registration:	N6202C
MSN:	4002
Year of manufacture:	1952
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Tamarac, FL - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:	Freeport-Grand Bahama International Airport (FPO/MYGF)
Destination airport:	St. Petersburg International Airport, FL (PIE/KPIE)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The Constellation lost power on all 4 engines and had to make a wheels-up landing as a result. Improper transfer of fuel caused starvation. This occurred as a result of inadequate maintenance and inspection (the fuel pump circuit breaker was corroded). Inadequate flight supervision and improper emergency procedures were causal factors.

PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - inadequate supervision of flight
personnel - flight engineer: improper use of equipment
miscellaneous acts,conditions - fuel starvation
miscellaneous acts,conditions - improper emergency procedures
miscellaneous acts,conditions - intentional wheels-up
FACTORS:
personnel - maintenance,servicing,inspection: inadequate inspection of aircraft (maintenance personnel)
powerplant - fuel system: pumps
systems - electrical system: protective devices
miscellaneous acts,conditions - corroded/corrosion
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
partial power loss - partial loss of power - 4 engines

Accident investigation: