Douglas DC-3 crash, Jul 13, 1979, Belle Glade Florida
Douglas DC-3 accident on July 13, 1979 near Belle Glade Florida, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Both engines failed from fuel exhaustion....
- Date: July 13, 1979
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Belle Glade Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Both engines failed from fuel exhaustion. Contributing factors were inadequate preflight preparation, fuel mismanagement, miscalculated fuel consumption and an improperly adjusted fuel quantity gauge.
A Douglas DC-3 (N21782) on a ferry flight from St. Louis to Boca Raton lost both engines and made an emergency landing near Belle Glade, Florida, on 13 July 1979. It struck high vegetation after touchdown and nosed down. Both pilots escaped with minor injuries.