Narrative:
No.1 engine failure on climbout forced the pilot to ditch.
The aircraft carried 14 thousand pounds of fruit.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 25 April 1973 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46 Commando |
| Operator: | Aeromar |
| Registration: | HI-201 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Boca Chica ( Dominican Republic)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Santo Domingo-Las Américas International Airport (SDQ/MDSD), Dominican Republic |
| Saint Croix-Alexander Hamilton Airport (STX/TISX), U.S. Virgin Islands |
No.1 engine failure on climbout forced the pilot to ditch.
The aircraft carried 14 thousand pounds of fruit.
Classification:
Ditching
Sources:
» Listin Diario, 26 April 1973 p.4Photos
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 Santo Domingo-Las Américas International Airport to Saint Croix-Alexander Hamilton Airport as the crow flies is 518 km (324 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Santo Domingo-Las Américas International Airport to Saint Croix-Alexander Hamilton Airport as the crow flies is 518 km (324 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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