Douglas DC-3C CGSCA
10 January 1984 · St. Louis, Missouri, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 January 1984 at about 04:32 local time, a Douglas DC-3C registered CGSCA was involved in an accident near St. Louis, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lambert-St.louis (STL)
- Coordinates
- 38.6304, -90.1891
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3C
- Registration
- CGSCA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Toronto
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MKC84MA060
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 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
AFTER LANDING, THE PLT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) PLACED A REFUELING ORDER TO FILL THE ACFT'S TWO 210 GAL MAIN TANKS FOR A RETURN FLT TO TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA. AFTER THE CARGO WAS UNLOADED & THE ACFT WAS REFUELED, THE AIRCREW ABORTED THE 1ST 2 ATTEMPTS TO TAKEOFF DUE TO SLOW ACFT PERFORMANCE. ENG RUN-UPS WERE PERFORMED AFTER EACH ABORT & REPORTEDLY, THE ENGS CHECKED NORMAL. AFTER THE 2ND ABORTED TAKEOFF, THE AIRCREW CALLED THE FBO & REQUESTED THAT THE REFUELER BE ASKED WHAT TYPE OF FUEL WAS ADDED. THE RESPONSE WAS '100LL AVGAS.' ON THE 3RD ATTEMPT TO DEPART, THE ACFT TOOK OFF, BUT BOTH ENGS LOST POWER AS THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED. THE AIRCREW SELECTED A HIGHWAY ON WHICH TO LAND. HOWEVER, THE LEFT WING HIT A UTILITY POLE, THEN THE ACFT WENT THRU A FENCE & HIT A HIGHWAY EMBANKMENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT JET-A FUEL HAD BEEN ADDED TO THE ACFT RATHER THAN 100LL FUEL. THE TRUCK CONTAINING JET-A FUEL LOOKED SIMILAR TO THE ONE WITH 100LL AVGAS, BUT WAS PROPERLY DESIGNATED WITH FUEL GRADE MARKINGS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1983 | Douglas DC-3C | Englewood, Colorado, United States | Kimber Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1985 | Douglas DC-3C | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Lester L. Bingman | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1982 | Douglas DC-3C | El Paso, Texas, United States | Pronto Aviation Services | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1986 | Douglas DC-3C | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1982 | Douglas DC-3C | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | Fromhagen Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1981 | Douglas DC-3C | Miami, Florida, United States | S.s.airways, In | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1984 | Mooney M20C | Pittsburg, Missouri, United States | David A. Rippee | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1984 | Cessna 150 | Kirksville, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1984 | Young-Losey Q-2 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1984 | Grumman AA1B | House Springs, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1984 | Aero Commander 690A | Liberty, Missouri, United States | Central Air Charter | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1984 | Cessna 152 | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |