Accident description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 15 FEB 1970 |
| Time: | ca. 18:30 |
| Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Operator: | Dominicana de Aviacion |
| Registration: | HI-177 |
| C/n / msn: | 47500/546 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 97 / Occupants: 97 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 102 / Occupants: 102 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 3 km (1.9 mls) off Santo Domingo-Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) (Dominican Republic)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Santo Domingo-Las Américas International Airport (SDQ/MDSD), Dominican Republic |
| San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport (SJU/TJSJ), Puerto Rico |
About two minutes after takeoff one of the two engines lost power. The crew tried to return by initiating a right turn, but the aircraft descended rapidly until impacting the sea.
Events:
Sources:
» Air Disasters / D.Gero
Sample newspaper article from Newspaperarchive.com
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Santo Domingo-Las Américas International Airport to San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport as the crow flies is 385 km (240 miles).
Distance from Santo Domingo-Las Américas International Airport to San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport as the crow flies is 385 km (240 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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