Date: | Wednesday 20 July 1988 |
Time: | 19:24 |
Type: | Douglas C-118A (DC-6) |
Owner/operator: | TACA International Airlines |
Registration: | N33VX |
MSN: | 44615/541 |
Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
Total airframe hrs: | 27978 hours |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB3 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Golden Meadow, LA -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | San Salvador-Comalapa International Airport (SAL/MSLP) |
Destination airport: | New Orleans International Airport, LA (MSY/KMSY) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:After a 4,3 hour flight (with fuel for 7 hours on board) the no. 1, 2 and 3 engines lost power. During an emergency landing, the landing gear struck a levee, the wing hit the ground and the aircraft struck a drainage ditch.
Fuel was lost due to an open drain valve inside the no. 4 engine nacelle.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
"Fluid,fuel .. exhaustion
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
Light condition .. dusk
Terrain condition .. dirt bank/rising embankment
Terrain condition .. water"
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW88FA136 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 11 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
ICAO Adrep Summary 4/90 (#23)
NTSB
The Miami News - Jul 21, 1988 Images:
photo (c) Rolf Larsson; Miami International Airport, FL (MIA); 03 November 1987
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