- Date
- December 27, 1973
- Place
- W.Palm Beach, FL · W.PALM BEACH, FL
- Injuries
- 4 minor, 29 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N19428Douglas DC3A
- Status
- Completed · report March 14, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731227042779A
- Case key
- 187460
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3952 73/12/27 W.PALM BEACH,FLA DOUGLAS DC3A CR- 0 0 3 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1147 N19428 PX- 0 0 30 AIR TAXI-PASSG 34, 6464 TOTAL HOURS, 509 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ORLANDO,FLA W.PALM BEACH,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ACFT FLOWN ABT 7HRS SINCE LAST RECORDED REFUELING.DRG LNDG ON ROAD TRUCK APPEARED TURNED R.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19428
- Reported as
- Douglas DC3A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N19428Registration cancelled May 19, 2011 · Douglas DC-3A-S1C3GAirframe modelDouglas DC-3A-S1C3GEngine modelPratt & Whitney TW-S1-S3-S4
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N19428 · 2
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