Crash of a Douglas C-47B-45-DK in Port-au-Prince
Date & Time:
Mar 31, 1959
Registration:
5878
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
16881/34137
YOM:
1945
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
25
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Just after takeoff, while climbing, the left engine failed. The pilot-in-command reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in a wasteland. The aircraft slid for several yards and came to rest. All 28 occupants were evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left engine after takeoff.
