# Accident 19841018060789A: Doug C54BDC, South Caicos I, TK, October 18, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1984, 14:31 local time
- Place: South Caicos I, TK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Part 125 operator
- Aircraft: N88939, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88939-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas C54B-DC (registry code 3021516, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c54b-dc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2000 series (registry code 52023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG C54BDC
- Reported engine: PWA R2000*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841018060789A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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