Douglas DC-3 crash, Nov 7, 1997, Memphis
Douglas DC-3 accident on November 7, 1997 near Memphis, Tennessee, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot-in-command's improper management...
- Date: November 7, 1997
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot-in-command's improper management of fuel, leading to fuel exhaustion and loss of power on both engines.
A McNeely Charter DC-3 on a positioning flight from Gulfport ran out of fuel on an instrument approach to West Memphis. Both engines quit after the crew switched tanks, and the pilot made a forced landing on a sandbar. Both occupants survived.