Unfallbericht:
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.
Among those killed were the the coach and eleven players of Puerto Rico's women's national volleyball team,[
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Sonntag 15 Februar 1970 |
| Zeit: | 18:30 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Dominicana de Aviacion |
| Kennzeichen: | HI-177 |
| Werknummer: | 47500/546 |
| Baujahr: | 1969 |
| Betriebsstunden: | 354 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 5 / Insassen: 5 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 97 / Insassen: 97 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 102 / Insassen: 102 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 3 km (1.9 Meilen) vom Land entfernt von Santo Domingo-Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) ( Dominikanische Republik)
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| Flugphase: | Anfangssteigflug (ICL) |
| Betriebsart: | Internationaler Linienflug |
| Flug von: | Santo Domingo-Las Américas International Airport (SDQ/MDSD), Dominikanische Republik |
| San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport (SJU/TJSJ), | |
| Flugnummer: | DO603 |
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.
Among those killed were the the coach and eleven players of Puerto Rico's women's national volleyball team,[
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Distance from Santo Domingo-Las Américas International Airport to San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport as the crow flies is 385 km (240 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Santo Domingo-Las Américas International Airport to San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport as the crow flies is 385 km (240 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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