Douglas DC-3 crash, Oct 1, 1978 (1 killed), Gulf of Mexic...
Douglas DC-3 accident on October 1, 1978 near Gulf of Mexico All, World with 1 fatality. Cause: Loss of orientation after an electrical system failure....
- Date: October 1, 1978
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Gulf of Mexico All, World
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of orientation after an electrical system failure. The cause of the electrical failure could not be determined.
A Douglas DC-3 operated by Evergreen Air of Montana on a flight from Miami to San Juan lost its electrical system. The crew became disoriented and flew west over the Gulf of Mexico before the captain ditched the aircraft about 125 miles south of Fort Walton Beach, Florida. One crew member died; three people were rescued by the merchant ship St. Mary.