Accident · 1993-04-20

NTSB case MIA93LA106 · DOUGLAS DC-3C · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-04-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: DOUGLAS DC-3C (N8056)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: PHOENIX AIR GROUP INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PHOENIX AIR INC.

Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BEST SINGLE-ENGINE RATE-OF-CLIMB SPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A POSSIBLE EXHAUST SYSTEM CLAMP FAILURE.

Source: NTSB case MIA93LA106

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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