Douglas DC-3 N17337
27 June 1966 · Long Beach, Mississippi, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 June 1966 at about 11:15 local time, a Douglas DC-3 registered N17337, operated by McCoy Flying S, was involved in an accident during in flight near Long Beach, Mississippi, United States. 12 people were on board and 2 died, 10 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Long Beach, Mississippi, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3
- Registration
- N17337
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- McCoy Flying S
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-1120
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
GR.DID NOT RETRACT. NO.3 PISTON R.ENG FAILED.SUITABLE EMER.ARPT OVERFLWN.R.ENG PROP NOT FEATHERED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 1966 | Douglas DC-3 | Ft Lauderdale Fla, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1966 | Douglas DC-3 | El Dorado Ark, Arkansas, United States | Trans-Texas Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1966 | Douglas DC-3 | Norfolk Nebr, Nebraska, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1966 | Douglas DC-3 | Merida Mex, Mexico | Lauderdale LEA | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1966 | Douglas DC-3 | Los Angeles Calif, California, United States | Federal Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1966 | Douglas DC-3 | Rapid City S Dak, South Dakota, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |