Last updated: 18 April 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 7 March 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC |
| Registration: | 91 |
| C/n / msn: | 19453 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Camagüey Air Base (CMW) ( Cuba)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Camagüey Air Base (CMW/MUCM), Cuba |
| San Juan (unknown airport), Puerto Rico |
Douglas C-47A, #91, was one of two aircraft being ferried from the West Palm Beach, Florida, USA to China. The first leg was to be to San Juan, Puerto Rico, but both crews decided to make an intermediate stop at Camagüey in Cuba to buy nineteen cases of liquor. Aircraft 91 crashed and burned during an early morning takeoff from Camagüey.
Sources:
» CNAC.orgPhotos
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.
