Accident description
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 04 MAR 1977 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: | Douglas C-54E-1-DO |
| Operator: | Interamerica Air Lease |
| Registration: | N174DP |
| C/n / msn: | 27263 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Monroe Station, FL (United States of America) |
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The aircraft, carrying 3720lb of marijuana, suffered a nosegear collapse while landing in an open area of the Everglades.
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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.
