Douglas C-54D HC-AON
14 April 1970 · Miami, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 April 1970 at about 07:24 local time, a Douglas C-54D registered HC-AON, operated by Other-Foreign Flag Carrier, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Miami, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:24
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Miami Intl.
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas C-54D
- Registration
- HC-AON
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Other-Foreign Flag Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Quito, Ecuador
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- A-0001
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
COMPANIA ECUATORIANA DE AVIACION. IMPROPER MONITORING OF FLT INSTRUMENTS DURING TKOF IN.IMC.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas C-54D accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 1969 | Douglas C-54D | Miami, Florida, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Fatal | 4 |
| 13 Feb 1968 | Douglas C-54D | Reykjavik, Iceland | FAA Flight INS | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1979 | Douglas C-54D | Mesa, Arizona, United States | Globe Air, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1979 | Douglas C-54D | McCormick, South Carolina, United States | Tiburon Aircra | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |