| Date: | Wednesday 20 October 1971 |
| Time: | 23:05 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation |
| Owner/operator: | Balair Inc |
| Registration: | N564E |
| MSN: | 4834 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | S off Great Inagua -
 Bahamas
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Santo Domingo-Las Américas International Airport (SDQ/MDSD) |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) |
The Constellation took off from Santo Domingo at 21:42 for a flight to Miami. At 23:00 the aircraft was seen descending by the crew of a US scientific research ship. The aircraft collided with the sea and disintegrated.
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