Incident Overview

Date: Thursday 27 December 1973
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3A
Owner/operator: Shawnee Airlines, lsf Florida National Airways
Registration Number: N19428
Location: near West Palm Beach, FL – ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 33
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A Florida National Airways aircraft experienced a significant incident during Christmas travel, resulting in a forced landing due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot executed evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision with a truck. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the flight was terminated due to complete engine failure.A Florida National Airways aircraft experienced a significant incident during Christmas travel, resulting in a forced landing due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot executed evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision with a truck. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the flight was terminated due to complete engine failure.

Description

Both engines lost power as a result of fuel exhaustion. A forced landing on a road was carried out. The pilot had to take evasive action to avoid a collision with a truck. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The aircraft was owned by Florida National Airways and leased to Shawnee Airlines for the Christmas period. PROBABLE CAUSES: 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

Source of Information

https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A8gqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M80FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3701%2C7864619, http://www.sunshineskies.com/shawneecrash.htmlhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A8gqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M80FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3701%2C7864619, http://www.sunshineskies.com/shawneecrash.html

Primary Cause

Pilot in command – inadequate preflight preparation and/or planningPilot in command – inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning

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