Narrative:
The Constellation struck the sea while in right turn to runway 09. The aircraft had just performed a turn to avoid other traffic.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - misjudged altitude and clearance
FACTOR:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - aircraft came to rest in water
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Water
accident date: 26-10-1981
type: Lockheed L-749A Constellation
registration: HI-328
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Monday 26 October 1981 |
| Time: | 18:24 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-749A Constellation (VC-121B) |
| Operator: | Aerolineas Argo |
| Registration: | HI-328 |
| MSN: | 2607 |
| First flight: | 1949 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | W off Saint Thomas Airport (STT) ( U.S. Virgin Islands)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Saint Croix-Alexander Hamilton Airport (STX/TISX), U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Saint Thomas Airport (STT/TIST), U.S. Virgin Islands |
The Constellation struck the sea while in right turn to runway 09. The aircraft had just performed a turn to avoid other traffic.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - misjudged altitude and clearance
FACTOR:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - aircraft came to rest in water
Classification:
Near missControlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Water
Sources:
» NTSBPhotos
accident date: 26-10-1981
type: Lockheed L-749A Constellation
registration: HI-328
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Saint Croix-Alexander Hamilton Airport to Saint Thomas Airport as the crow flies is 73 km (45 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Saint Croix-Alexander Hamilton Airport to Saint Thomas Airport as the crow flies is 73 km (45 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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