Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 4 April 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-39 (DC-2)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 38-510
Location: Alligator Pond Beach –
ÿ Jamaica
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Fuel tankFuel tank
Category: Accident
A Cessna 206 experienced a fuel exhaustion event due to insufficient fuel reserves, leading to an immediate landing.A Cessna 206 experienced a fuel exhaustion event due to insufficient fuel reserves, leading to an immediate landing.
Description
Ditched due to fuel exhaustion.
Source of Information
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