the Wadden Sea north of Den Oever following an engine failure on a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight from Texel International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The propeller failed to feather and created excessive drag. All 32 people on board were killed. Additional factors in the accident were the crew's lack of proficiency in dealing with emergency situations and a lack of a flight simulator to practice handling of emergencies. 31 October Douglas DC-3C N37AP of Flamenco Airways crashed at San Juan, Puerto Rico. The aircraft was on a cargo flight from Isla Grande Airport to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport when a problem developed with the starboard engine. The propeller feathering system was known to be inoperative, although this was not recorded in maintenance logs. The increased drag from the unfeathered propeller was such that it overcame the power available from the functioning engine. 9 December In the United States, Douglas C-47A N75142 of Emery Worldwide crashed on approach to Boise Airport killing both crew. The aircraft was on a cargo flight to Salt Lake City International Airport when the starboard engine caught fire shortly after take-off and the decision was made to return to Boise. 1997 15 March In the United States, Basler BT-67 TZ-389 of the Force Aérienne de la République du Mali crashed at Newton, Wisconsin after being involved in a mid-air collision with Beechcraft A36 Bonanza N3657A. The aircraft was on a ferry flight from Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh to Manitowoc County Airport and the Bonanza was engaged in aerial photography. Both crew on board the were killed, as were all four people on board the Bonanza. 15 April In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a Douglas DC-3 was hijacked at N'djili Airport, Kinshasa. There were six to eight hijackers. 7 November In the United States, Douglas C-47A N59316 of McNeeley Charter was damaged beyond repair at West Memphis, Arkansas when a wheels-up landing was made on a sandbank in the Mississippi River. The aircraft was on a ferry flight from Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport to West Memphis Municipal Airport when both engines failed due to fuel exhaustion. 20 December Douglas C-47 XA-CUC of Aerolíneas California Pacífico crashed near Guerrero Negro in Mexico on a flight from Guerrero Negro Airport to Isla de Cedros Airport, Cedros, Baja California. 1998 2 February In the United States, Douglas C-117D N505C was damaged beyond repair by a tornado at