National Transportation Safety Board Marine Accident Report: Sinking of the Amphibious Passenger Vehicle MISS MAJESTIC, Lake Hamilton, Near Hot Springs, Arkansas, on May 1, 1999
National Transportation Safety Board Marine Accident Report: Sinking of the Amphibious Passenger Vehicle MISS MAJESTIC, Lake Hamilton, Near Hot Springs, Arkansas, on May 1, 1999
On May 1, 1999, the amphibious passenger vehicle Miss Majestic, with an operator and 20 passengers on board, entered Lake Hamilton near Hot Springs, Arkansas, on a regular excursion tour. About 7 minutes after entering the water, the vehicle listed to port and rapidly sank by the stern in 60 feat of water. One passenger escaped before the vehicle submerged but the remaining passengers and the operator were trapped by the vehicle's canopy roof and drawn under water. During the vehicle's descent to the bottom of the lake, 6 passengers and the operator were able to escape and, upon reaching the water's surface, were rescued by pleasure boaters in the area. The remaining 13 passengers, including 3 children, lost their lives. The vehicle damage was estimated at 100,000. The Safety Board's investigation of this accident identified the following major safety issues: Vehicle maintenance, Coast Guard inspection of the Miss Majestic, Coast Guard inspection guidance, Reserve buoyancy, and Survivability. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the uncontrolled flooding and sinking of the Miss Majestic was the failure of Land and Lakes Tours, Inc., to adequately repair and maintain the DUKW.
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National Transportation Safety Board Marine Accident Report: Sinking of the Amphibious Passenger Vehicle MISS MAJESTIC, Lake Hamilton, Near Hot Springs, Arkansas, on May 1, 1999
2002
74 pages
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Transportation Safety , Marine & Waterway Transportation , Marine transportation , Accident investigation , Accident reports , Amphibious vehicles , Accident case reports , Accident studies , Passenger transportation , Vehicle maintenance , Coast Guard , Inspection , Buoyancy , Survivability , Casualties , Injuries , Safety devices , Recommendations , Hot Springs(Arkansas) , Lake Hamilton , National Transportation Safety Board