Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, May 24, 1998, Point M...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on May 24, 1998 near Point McKenzie, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Pilot's inadequate...
- Date: May 24, 1998
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Point McKenzie, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel planning and management, which led to fuel exhaustion, with soft marshy terrain at the forced landing area as a related factor.
A Majestic Air Cargo DC-3 positioning with a captain, first officer and one passenger ran short of fuel on approach to Anchorage after the right tank was empty. Both engines lost power, and the crew attempted a forced landing on soft marshy ground short of the destination. The aircraft nosed over during the landing roll and was damaged in its forward lower fuselage. All occupants survived.