Descripción del Accidente ASN 02 MAR 1973 Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) N6574 - San Salvador Airport (ZSA)
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Estado:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Fecha:viernes 2 marzo 1973
Hora:18:50
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Operador:Arute International Air
Registración: N6574
Numéro de série: 4388
Año de Construcción: 1942
Motores: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 20
Total:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 23
Daños en la Aeronave: Anulado
Consecuencias: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:San Salvador Airport (ZSA) (   Bahamas)
Fase: Aterrizaje (LDG)
Naturaleza:Vuelo Internacional No Programado
Aeropuerto de Salida:Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), Estados Unidos de América
Aeropuerto de Llegada:San Salvador Airport (ZSA/MYSM), Bahamas
Descripción:
The pilot did not notice the windsock on the airport of San Salvador and landed downwind. The airplane overran the runway and ended up in the water.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - selected wrong runway relative to existing wind
pilot in command - misjudged distance and speed
airports/airways/facilities - airport conditions: wet runway
FACTORS:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - downwind
miscellaneous acts,conditions - aircraft came to rest in water

Fuentes:
» NTSB File 6-0016


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Distance from Miami International Airport, FL to San Salvador Airport as the crow flies is 609 km (380 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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