# Accident 19971106032569A: Doug DC3C, Memphis, TN, November 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1997, 19:56 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MCCA
- Location: 35.0297° N, 90.0096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0297&lon=-90.0096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59316, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59316-1998-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021457, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,853 total, 2,603 in this make and model, 246 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971106032569A

## Narrative

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

(TTY) MCNEELY CHARTER SER ACFT WAS ON APP WHEN BOTH ENG QUIT. LANDED GEAR UP ON SAND BAR IN MISS. RIVER. MEMPHIS, AR. (.4)THE PIC STATED HE WAS ESTABLISHED ON AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH WHEN THE LEFT ENGINE FUEL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE QUIT. HE MOVED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE RIGHT REAR FUEL TANK AND THE ENGINE STARTED. HE CONTINUED THE APPROACH FOR ABOUT 2 MILES WHEN THE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT ENGINE. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING TO A SAND BAR. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE FUEL TANKS WERE NOT RUPTURED AND THE FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.                                                                      (-23) NO NARRATIVE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA98LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA024), Nov 7, 1997: Douglas DC-3C (N59316), Memphis, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's improper management of fuel resulting in a total loss of engine power on both engines during an instrument approach due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N59316 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19891219065159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891219065159I), Dec 19, 1989: Doug DC3C (N59316), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Struck a parked aircraft while taxiing from refueling ramp to cargo ramp on an ice covered taxiway.
- [Incident 19880501029679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880501029679I), May 1, 1988: Doug DC3C (N59316), Champaign-Urban, IL. Lost power on left engine at cruise. Shut down and feathered engine. Landed. Found engine had seized.
- [Incident 19860311031099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860311031099I), Mar 11, 1986: Doug DC3C (N59316), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. While taxiing to parking, copilot thought aircraft was clear. Turned and elevator struck a fence.

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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