Narrative:
The aircraft landed fast and long (at 3184 feet of the 5000 feet runway) in conditions of haze and ground fog. The DC-3 ran off the end of the runway and ended up in a marsh area.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 8 August 1946 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Trans Caribbean Air Cargo Line |
| Registration: | NC50040 |
| MSN: | 19980 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 20 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 23 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Lumberton Airport, NC (LBT) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Lumberton Airport, NC (LBT/KLBT), United States of America |
The aircraft landed fast and long (at 3184 feet of the 5000 feet runway) in conditions of haze and ground fog. The DC-3 ran off the end of the runway and ended up in a marsh area.
Classification:
Runway excursion
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