Status:	Final
Date:	27 DEC 1973
Time:	11:47
Type:	Douglas DC-3A
Operator:	Aviation Sales & Service Inc.
Registration:	N19428
C/n / msn:	11648
First flight:	1943
Engines:	2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830
Crew:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 30
Total:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 33
Airplane damage:	Written off
Airplane fate:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	near West Palm Beach, FL (United States of America)
Phase:	Landing (LDG)
Nature:	Passenger
Departure airport:	Orlando International Airport, FL (MCO/KMCO), United States of America
Destination airport:	West Palm Beach International Airport, FL (PBI/KPBI), United States of America

Narrative:
Both engines lost power as a result of fuel exhaustion. A forced landing on a road was carried out. The pilot had to take evasive action to avoid a collision with a truck. The airplane sustained substantial damage.

PROBABLE CAUSES:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
pilot in command - mismanagement of fuel
miscellaneous acts,conditions - inattentive to fuel supply
miscellaneous acts,conditions - fuel exhaustion
miscellaneous acts,conditions - failure of two or more engines
pilot in command - diverted attention from operation of aircraft
pilot in command - failed to see and avoid objects or obstructions
miscellaneous - evasive maneuver to avoid collision
complete power loss - complete engine failure/flameout-2 engines

Events:

Sources:
» NTSB