- Date
- October 25, 1973
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N614SEDouglas DC-6B
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 187695
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-0005 73/10/25 NR.MIAMI,FLA DOUGLAS DC-6B CR- 0 2 1 SCHED INTERNATL CARGO SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0038 N614SE PX- 0 0 0 52, 22000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 6000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - OTHER-FOREIGN FLAG CARRIER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GEORGETOWN,GUYANA MIAMI,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) 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 FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-4 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- GUYANA AIRWAYS.DITCHED IN BISCAYNE BAY.LK NO 3 MN FUEL SYS.OVERFLEW NASSAU & BIMINI WITH LOW FUEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N614SE
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-6B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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