Détails:
After an instrument takeoff from runway 27R for a flight to Quito via Panama City the DC-4 reached a height of 50 feet before it began descending. The aircraft crashed beyond the runway and slid 890 feet before striking a concrete abatement
PROBABLE CAUSE: Improper monitoring of instruments during an IMC take-off. Factors were the improper procedures after take-off and reduced visibility due to fog (1/4 mile).
accident date: 14-04-1970
type: Douglas C-54D (DC-4)
registration: HC-AON
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | mardi 14 avril 1970 |
| Heure: | 07:24 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas C-54D-1-DC (DC-4) |
| Compagnie: | Ecuatoriana (Compañia Ecuatoriana de Aviacion) |
| Immatriculation: | HC-AON |
| Numéro de série: | 10608 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1945 |
| Heures de vol: | 20413 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 2 / à bord: 2 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 2 / à bord: 2 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Miami, FL ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | En montée initiale (ICL) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Aéroport de départ: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Panama City-Tocumen International Airport (PTY/MPTO), Panama | |
| Numéro de vol: | 461 |
After an instrument takeoff from runway 27R for a flight to Quito via Panama City the DC-4 reached a height of 50 feet before it began descending. The aircraft crashed beyond the runway and slid 890 feet before striking a concrete abatement
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: Improper monitoring of instruments during an IMC take-off. Factors were the improper procedures after take-off and reduced visibility due to fog (1/4 mile).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest Circular 118-AN/88 (43-54)Photos
accident date: 14-04-1970
type: Douglas C-54D (DC-4)
registration: HC-AON
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Miami International Airport, FL et Panama City-Tocumen International Airport est de 1850 km (1156 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
La distance entre Miami International Airport, FL et Panama City-Tocumen International Airport est de 1850 km (1156 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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