Accident
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Status: | Schlussbericht |
| Datum: | 08 AUG 1975 |
| Zeit: | 15:30 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Rich International Airways |
| Kennzeichen: | N4873V |
| Werknummer: | 22415 |
| Baujahr: | 1945 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 0,8 km (0.5 Meilen) NW vom Land entfernt von Aguadilla-Borinquen Airport (BQN) (USA) |
| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
| Flug von: | St. Petersburg International Airport, FL (PIE/KPIE), USA |
| Aguadilla-Borinquen Airport (BQN/TJBQ), |
Both engines stopped producing power short of Aguadilla. The engines were secured and the crew ditched the C-46 off Boriquen Airport in 15m deep water. The aircraft hadn't been refueled at St. Petersburg. The aircraft carried 9000lb of dynamite.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Inadequate preflight preparation; improper in-flight decisions or planning and mismanagement of the fuel system." Informationsquelle:
» Flight International 21.08.75 (246)
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Distance from St. Petersburg International Airport, FL to Aguadilla-Borinquen Airport as the crow flies is 1889 km (1181 miles).
Distance from St. Petersburg International Airport, FL to Aguadilla-Borinquen Airport as the crow flies is 1889 km (1181 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.
