Last updated: 13 August 2020
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Thursday 21 June 1973 |
| Time: | 04:26 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-7CF |
| Operating for: | Warnaco Inc |
| Leased from: | Skyways International |
| Registration: | N296 |
| C/n / msn: | 45466/955 |
| First flight: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 25827 |
| Engines: | 4 Wright R-3350 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 16,5 km (10.3 mls) NW of Miami International Airport, FL (MIA) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America |
| La Romana-Casa de Campo International Airport (LRM/MDLR), Dominican Republic |
The aircraft crashed into the Everglades 6 minutes after departing Miami runway 27L. The aircraft crashed in extremely heavy rainfall, wind and lightning. The DC-7 was owned by Skyways International and leased to Warnaco Inc. Transair would, on behalf of Warnaco, supply flight crew and perform maintenance on the plane.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The loss of aircraft control, due either to turbulence or an in-flight fire or both. Inability of the crew to establish timely radio communications with the departure controller was a factor, because it delayed compliance with thunderstorm avoidance vectors"
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
ThunderstormLoss of control
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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 Miami International Airport, FL to La Romana-Casa de Campo International Airport as the crow flies is 1418 km (887 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Miami International Airport, FL to La Romana-Casa de Campo International Airport as the crow flies is 1418 km (887 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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.
