- Date
- December 11, 1978
- Place
- Port Mayaca, FL · PORT MAYACA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N133ACDouglas DC-3
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781211044719A
- Case key
- 138098
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4377 78/12/11 NR.PORT MAYACA,FL DOUGLAS DC-3 CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE,FL.INSTR., AGE TIME - 0630 N133AC PX- 0 0 0 OTHER 43, 467 TOTAL HOURS, 30 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE BELT FARMS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PORT MAYACA,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- NARCOTICS CONTRABAND. NO FUEL PRESENT RT ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N133AC
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- White Belt Farms
N133ACRegistration cancelled Feb 17, 2011 · Douglas DC3Airframe modelDouglas DC3Engine modelWright C9GC&D series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.