Country
code
Distrito Nacional
Crash of a Cessna 402B off Santo Domingo: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 20, 1990 at 0905 LT
Registration:
N82922
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Santo Domingo - Santo Domingo
MSN:
402B-1087
YOM:
1976
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft departed Santo Domingo-Herrera Airport on a short flight to Santo Domingo-La Américas Airport, carrying one passenger and one pilot. En route, both engines failed and the aircraft crashed in the sea few dozen meters offshore. The passenger was rescued while the pilot was killed.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure caused by fuel exhaustion.
Crash of a Rockwell Aero Commander 560 in Santo Domingo: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 26, 1971
Registration:
HI-200
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
560-160
YOM:
1954
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Santo Domingo-Las Américas Airport, while climbing, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed in a field. A passenger was seriously injured while three other occupants were killed.
Crew:
José Molina Portes. †
Passengers:
Rafael Vidal Ramírez, †
Germán Gómez, †
Hipólito Hernández.
Crew:
José Molina Portes. †
Passengers:
Rafael Vidal Ramírez, †
Germán Gómez, †
Hipólito Hernández.
Crash of a Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando in Saint Domingo
Date & Time:
May 7, 1970
Operator:
Registration:
HI-170
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Santo Domingo - Caracas
MSN:
22392
YOM:
1945
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and decided to abandon the take-off. An emergency braking procedure was initiated but unable to stop within the remaining distance, the airplane overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. While both crew members were uninjured, the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Unknown technical problem necessitated a take-off interruption.
Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando in Ciudad Trujillo: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 17, 1958 at 0616 LT
Operator:
Registration:
HI-16
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Ciudad Trujillo – Miami
MSN:
442
YOM:
1945
Flight number:
DO402
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Flight 402 departed Ciudad Trujillo on a cargo flight to Miami, Florida, with a crew of 2 aboard and no passengers. Following take-off from Runway 23 and at a height of approximately 150 ft the aircraft fell to the left of the runway, some 300 ft from the centre line and 200 to 300 ft short of the runway end. Both crew members were killed by the impact which occurred at approximately 1016 hours GMT. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire.
Probable cause:
The accident was originally caused by a mechanical defect in the port engine. The immediate cause may have been that the crew, encountering difficulties, applied an abnormal procedure, apparently attempting an emergency wheels up landing and immediately thereafter trying to resume normal flight by applying full power to both engines, as there was no sign that either propeller had been feathered. It is likely that propeller overspeed or excessive decrease in pitch, or difficulties in the attempt to reoperate the defective engine, combined with critical speed at the height reached on take-off, created abnormal flight characteristics which caused the aircraft to stall and crash.
Final Report:
Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson IIIA in Ciudad Trujillo
Date & Time:
Feb 18, 1946
Operator:
Registration:
VP-TAL
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
414-7560
YOM:
1943
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff for unknown reason. All nine occupants were injured and the aircraft was written off.
Crash of a Waco 9 in Enriquillo
Date & Time:
Aug 20, 1927
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Enriquillo shortly after takeoff from Santo Domingo Airport. Occupant fate unknown.
