Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 1 October 1978
Aircraft Type: Douglas R4D-6 (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Evergreen Air
Registration Number: N74Z
Location: 200 km S off Fort Walton Beach, FL, U.S. –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A DC-3 transport plane lost its control and landed in the Gulf of Mexico due to a pilot?s disorientation caused by electrical system failure. The plane subsequently came to rest near a merchant marine steamship, St. Mary.A DC-3 transport plane lost its control and landed in the Gulf of Mexico due to a pilot?s disorientation caused by electrical system failure. The plane subsequently came to rest near a merchant marine steamship, St. Mary.
Description
The DC-3 transport plane ditched in the Gulf of Mexico when the pilot had become lost following electrical system failure. The airplane ditched near the merchant marine steamship St. Mary. PROBABLE CAUSE: pilot in command – became lost/disoriented miscellaneous acts,conditions – electrical failure FACTOR: miscellaneous acts,conditions – aircraft came to rest in water
Source of Information
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Pilot in command – became lost/disoriented miscellaneous actsPilot in command – became lost/disoriented miscellaneous actsShare on:
