Narrative:
The pilot crash-landed the plane in a field after the port engine failed. A post-impact fire erupted.
» Nouvelliste ( March 31, 1959 )
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 31 March 1959 |
| Time: | 09:15 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-45-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | COHATA - Compagnie Haitienne de Transports Aériens |
| Registration: | 5878 |
| MSN: | 34137/16881 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 23 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Port-au-Prince ( Haiti)
|
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Port-au-Prince Airport (PAP/MTPP), Haiti |
| Cap Haitien Airport (CAP/MTCH), Haiti |
The pilot crash-landed the plane in a field after the port engine failed. A post-impact fire erupted.
Sources:
» Haiti sun ( April 5, 1959 )» Nouvelliste ( March 31, 1959 )
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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 Port-au-Prince Airport to Cap Haitien Airport as the crow flies is 128 km (80 miles).
Distance from Port-au-Prince Airport to Cap Haitien Airport as the crow flies is 128 km (80 miles).
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