19841018060789A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Doug C54B-DC · South Caicos I, TK · October 18, 1984

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Date: October 18, 1984 · 14:31 local
Place: South Caicos I, TK
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: Part 125 operator
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N88939
Reported as: Doug C54BDC
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R2000*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,000 total2,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N88939Registration cancelled Jul 8, 2013 · Douglas C54B-DCS/N 18397 · Built 1944 Airframe modelDouglas C54B-DC Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-2000 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Landed gear up on beach after 3 engines failed due to low fuel and electrical failure. Suspect illegal cargo load.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED GEAR UP ON BEACH AFTER 3 ENGINES FAILED DUE TO LOW FUEL AND ELECTRICAL FAILURE. SUSPECT ILLEGAL CARGO LOAD.