Douglas DC-3 accident near Independence, NY
On July 19, 1995, a Douglas DC-3 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Independence, NY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 19, 1995
- Place
- Independence, NY
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.031°N, 77.799°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04039
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 19, 1995, at 1050 eastern daylight time, a Douglas DC-3, N54NA, was destroyed during a forced landing and post crash fire near Independence, New York. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured, and the co-pilot received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, for the ferry flight that departed Elmira, New York, at 1020. A VFR flight plan had been filed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane's last annual maintenance inspection was performed in 1989. Except for 1.5 hours of maintenance flights conducted in June, 1995, the airplane had not flown for 5 years. A ferry permit, valid for 10 days, had been issued by the Portland Flight Standard District Office (FSDO), on June 30, 1995. The airplane was then purchased on July 3, 1995. The new owner/co-pilot and pilot-in-command (PIC), departed Bennington, Vermont, July 3, 1995, on a ferry flight, destined for El Paso, Texas. After a 250 mile flight, the airplane landed in Elmira, New York, with a number 2 (right) engine problem. The co-pilot/owner of the airplane, and local maintenance personnel, examined the engine and determined that the number eight cylinder had a broken connecting rod. The owner departed Elmira by commercial flight, and returned several days later with a replacement engine. The owner and three other personnel installed the replacement right engine. On July 18, 1995, the right engine was started, and local maintenance personnel heard and observed the engine run at high power settings. They made similar observations of the propeller being
Probable cause
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's shutdown of the wrong engine, which resulted in a forced landing and collision with trees.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
