Crash of a Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando near Port-au-Prince: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 7, 1974
Registration:
TI-1010C
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Port-au-Prince - San José
MSN:
33348
YOM:
1945
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Port-au-Prince Airport, while climbing, one of the engine failed. The crew lost control of the airplane that crashed onto a mountain slope located few km from the airport. All four occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure during initial climb.
