ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330057
Date: | Thursday 25 October 1973 |
Time: | 00:38 |
Type: | Douglas DC-6A |
Owner/operator: | Span East Airlines |
Registration: | N614SE |
MSN: | 45064/688 |
Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Biscayne Bay, FL -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Georgetown-Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO/SYCJ) |
Destination airport: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The DC-6 left Georgetown for a cargo flight to Miami. One hour short of Miami the no. 3 fuel tank seemed to loose fuel. Fuel was lost at a fast rate and the aircraft was not able to reach Miami. When both no. 1 and no. 4 engines had lost power, the pilot decided to ditch into Biscayne Bay.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
powerplant - fuel system: other
miscellaneous acts,conditions - leak/leakage
pilot in command - mismanagement of fuel
miscellaneous acts,conditions - inattentive to fuel supply
pilot in command - improper in-flight decisions or planning
miscellaneous acts,conditions - fuel exhaustion
FACTORS:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - aircraft came to rest in water
complete power loss - complete engine failure/flameout-4 engines
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | MIA74AM038 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
Images:
photo (c) Werner Fischdick; Atlanta International Airport, GA (ATL); 29 August 1973
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