Crash of a Douglas DC-3-313 in Santo Domingo: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 30, 1975
Registration:
HI-222
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Santo Domingo - Port-au-Prince
MSN:
2189
YOM:
1940
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
27
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from runway 17 at Santo Domingo-Las Américas Airport, while in initial climb, the airplane banked right and crashed in a wooded area. A crew member and a passenger were killed while 28 other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the loss of control was caused by the failure of the right engine shortly after liftoff.
