Flight crew of DC3 departed with 3 hours fuel on board. Engines quit after 1 hour 55 mins of flight.

Attributes
ACN	385374
Time
Date	199711
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : awm
State Reference	AR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1800 msl bound upper : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mem artcc : zjx
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	DC-3/Dakota/Skytrain
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 135 flight time total : 1050 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	385374
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed gpt, ms, at XX45 ct. Ete to awm 2 hours 5 mins. 3 hours fuel aboard. After 1 hour 55 mins engines quit. Probable cause: abnormal rate of fuel burn.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF DC3 DEPARTED WITH 3 HRS FUEL ON BOARD. ENGS QUIT AFTER 1 HR 55 MINS OF FLT.

Narrative: DEPARTED GPT, MS, AT XX45 CT. ETE TO AWM 2 HRS 5 MINS. 3 HRS FUEL ABOARD. AFTER 1 HR 55 MINS ENGS QUIT. PROBABLE CAUSE: ABNORMAL RATE OF FUEL BURN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.