Gulfport - West Memphis

On November 7, 1997 at 07:56 PM, Gulfport - West Memphis experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by McNeely Charter Service, with the event recorded near Memphis Tennessee.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The PIC stated he was established on an instrument approach when the left engine fuel pressure dropped to zero and the engine quit. He moved the fuel selector to the right rear fuel tank and the engine started. He continued the approach for about 2 miles when the right engine quit followed by the left engine. He made a forced landing to a sandbar. Examination of the airplane revealed the fuel tanks were not ruptured and the fuel tanks were empty.

Aircraft reference details include registration N59316, MSN 18986, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.1460°, -90.0518°.