Status:	Schlussbericht
Datum:	21 JUN 1973
Zeit:	04:26
Flugzeugtyp:	Douglas DC-7CF
Betrieben durch:	Warnaco Inc
Gemietet von :	Skyways International
Kennzeichen:	N296
Werknummer:	45466/955
Baujahr:	1958
Betriebsstunden:	25827
Triebwerk:	4 Wright R-3350
Besatzung:	Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3
Fluggäste:	Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0
Gesamt:	Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3
Sachschaden:	Zerstört
Konsequenzen:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:	16,5 km (10.3 Meilen) NW of Miami International Airport, FL (MIA) (USA)
Flugphase:	Während des Fluges (ENR)
Betriebsart:	Frachtflug
Flug von:	Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), USA
Flug nach:	La Romana-Casa de Campo International Airport (LRM/MDLR), Dominikanische Republik

Unfallbericht:
The aircraft crashed into the Everglades 6 minutes after departing Miami runway 27L. The aircraft crashed in extremely heavy rainfall, wind and lightning. The DC-7 was owned by Skyways International and leased to Warnaco Inc. Transair would, on behalf of Warnaco, supply flight crew and perform maintenance on the plane.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The loss of aircraft control, due either to turbulence or an in-flight fire or both. Inability of the crew to establish timely radio communications with the departure controller was a factor, because it delayed compliance with thunderstorm avoidance vectors"

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