| Date: | Tuesday 31 March 1959 |
| Time: | 09:15 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-45-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | COHATA - Compagnie Haitienne de Transports Aériens |
| Registration: | 5878 |
| MSN: | 34137/16881 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 23 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Port-au-Prince -
 Haiti
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Port-au-Prince Airport (PAP/MTPP) |
| Cap Haitien Airport (CAP/MTCH) |
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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