Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 10 February 1948
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3
Owner/operator: Gulf Transportation Co.
Location: 24 km off Ciudad del Carmen Airport (CME) –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Right hand engine of the Douglas DC-3 cargo plane.Right hand engine of the Douglas DC-3 cargo plane.
Category: Accident
A Douglas DC-3 cargo plane experienced a fire in its right engine while flying from Brownsville, Texas to Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico. The crew, led by Neil Womack and Esteban de Le¢n, deployed a rubber raft and subsequently rescued by the ship ‘Roatan’. The pilot, Neil Womack, tragically died after falling from the raft.A Douglas DC-3 cargo plane experienced a fire in its right engine while flying from Brownsville, Texas to Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico. The crew, led by Neil Womack and Esteban de Le¢n, deployed a rubber raft and subsequently rescued by the ship ‘Roatan’. The pilot, Neil Womack, tragically died after falling from the raft.
Description
The Douglas DC-3 cargo plane departed Brownsville, Texas for Ciudad Del Carmen in Mexico to fly fresh seafood back to the U.S. A fire in the right hand engine forced the crew to ditch the plane off shore from Ciudad del Carmen. Both pilots were able to deploy a rubber raft. US co-pilot Neil Womack reportedly died after he fell from the raft after a few days. Mexican pilot Esteban de Le¢n was rescued by ship “Roatan” after nine days.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0lsbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KE0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2661%2C1657328, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=COooAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5E4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3299%2C4130302https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0lsbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KE0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2661%2C1657328, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=COooAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5E4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3299%2C4130302Primary Cause
Fire in the right hand engine of the Douglas DC-3 cargo plane.Fire in the right hand engine of the Douglas DC-3 cargo plane.Share on:
