Date: | Tuesday 14 April 1970 |
Time: | 07:24 |
Type: | Douglas C-54D-1-DC (DC-4) |
Owner/operator: | Ecuatoriana (Compañia Ecuatoriana de Aviacion) |
Registration: | HC-AON |
MSN: | 10608 |
Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
Total airframe hrs: | 20413 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Miami, FL -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) |
Destination airport: | Panama City-Tocumen International Airport (PTY/MPTO) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:After an instrument takeoff from runway 27R for a flight to Quito via Panama City the DC-4 reached a height of 50 feet before it began descending. The aircraft crashed beyond the runway and slid 890 feet before striking a concrete abatement
PROBABLE CAUSE: Improper monitoring of instruments during an IMC take-off. Factors were the improper procedures after take-off and reduced visibility due to fog (1/4 mile).
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NTSB/AAR-71-02 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
ICAO Accident Digest Circular 118-AN/88 (43-54)
Location
Images:
photo (c) Collection by Andy Herzog; Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO/SEQU); 1970
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