Accident
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 05 SEP 1993 |
| Tipo: | Boeing 727-281 |
| Operador: | Dominicana de Aviacion |
| Registración: | HI-617CA |
| Numéro de série: | 20726/962 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1973-07-31 (20 years 1 months) |
| Motores: | 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 7 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 98 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 105 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Destruido |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Santo Domingo-Las Americas Airport (SDQ) (República Dominicana)
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| Fase: | En Espera (STD) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU/TJSJ), Puerto Rico |
| Santo Domingo-Las Américas International Airport (SDQ/MDSD), República Dominicana |
The smoke alarm for the aft right hand lavatory activated, associated by a smell of overheating electrical wiring near the lavatory. The aircraft landed safely at Santo Domingo and taxied to stand A6, were normal passenger disembarkation took place. The cabin then suddenly filled with smoke and the remaining passengers were evacuated. A major fire developed and destroyed the aircraft.
Fuentes:
» Scramble 172
» Ricardo Bodden (E-mail, 9-4-2010)
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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 San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport to Santo Domingo-Las Américas International Airport as the crow flies is 385 km (240 miles).
Distance from San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport to Santo Domingo-Las Américas International Airport as the crow flies is 385 km (240 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.
