Narrative:
The B.B.C. Santiago baseball team was returning home from playing matches in Barahona. The C-47 entered severe weather and the pilot attempted to divert to the capital city Ciudad Trujillo- today Santo Domingo. The aircraft flew into the side of mountain.
The official inquiry into this accident stated that contributing factors to the tragedy were the weather, and a pilot's navigational error when approaching the high mountain range in the middle of the island.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 11 January 1948 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Dominicana de Aviacion |
| Registration: | HI-6 |
| MSN: | 4735 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 30 / Occupants: 30 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 32 / Occupants: 32 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Yamasá ( Dominican Republic)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Barahona-Maria Montez International Airport (BRX/MDBH), Dominican Republic |
| Santiago de los Caballeros-Cibao International Airport (STI/MDST), Dominican Republic |
The B.B.C. Santiago baseball team was returning home from playing matches in Barahona. The C-47 entered severe weather and the pilot attempted to divert to the capital city Ciudad Trujillo- today Santo Domingo. The aircraft flew into the side of mountain.
The official inquiry into this accident stated that contributing factors to the tragedy were the weather, and a pilot's navigational error when approaching the high mountain range in the middle of the island.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» The Tragedy of HI-6 / By Porfirio Nouel (LAAHS USA)Photos
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 Barahona-Maria Montez International Airport to Santiago de los Caballeros-Cibao International Airport as the crow flies is 139 km (87 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Barahona-Maria Montez International Airport to Santiago de los Caballeros-Cibao International Airport as the crow flies is 139 km (87 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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.
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