Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jun 26, 1994, Fort Si...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on June 26, 1994 near Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: The flight departed...
- Date: June 26, 1994
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The flight departed with less fuel than required, causing fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power, with a lack of flight crew coordination as a contributing factor.
A Buffalo Airways DC-3 freighter was hauling jet fuel for forest fire operations when it departed Fort Simpson short of the required fuel. The crew had doubts about the fuel quantity and no dip-stick check was made. Both engines lost power on approach and the aircraft crash-landed into trees about half a nautical mile short of runway 31.