Douglas DC-7CF HI619
6 November 1992 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 November 1992 at about 07:25 local time, a Douglas DC-7CF registered HI619, operated by Castillo, Claudio, was involved in an accident near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 07:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-7CF
- Registration
- HI619
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Castillo, Claudio
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Miami → Santo Domingo
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MIA93FA015
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE #4 ENGINE FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASONS(S), AND THE INABILITY OF THE AIRPLANE TO REMAIN AIRBORNE DUE TO THE OVERGROSS WEIGHT TAKEOFF PERFORMED BY THE PILOT. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE QUESTIONABLE AIRWORTHINESS OF THE AIRPLANE AND ENGINES DUE TO THE LACK OF RECORDS, AND THE FAILURE OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TO ADEQUATELY SURVEIL THE OPERATOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE CREW REPORTED OVER RADIO THAT THE #4 ENGINE FAILED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AND THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO DUMP FUEL WHEN THE #2 ENGINE OVERHEATED. THEY THEN INTENTIONALLY DITCHED THE AIRPLANE. THE WRECKAGE WAS RECOVERED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTERWARD, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 50% CORRODED AWAY. DUE TO MASSIVE SALT WATER CORROSION, NO PREIMPACT FAILURE/MALFUNCTION OF THE #4 ENGINE COULD BE IDENTIFIED. NO RECORD OF AIRPLANE/OPERATOR BEING GRANTED CFR PART 129 CERTIFICATE AUTHORITY. NO SUBSTANTIATION OF THE TIMES IN SERVICE FOR THE AIRPLANE, ENGINES, PROPELLERS, AND TIME CHANGE COMPONENTS OR AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES COULD BE DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-7CF accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 1972 | Douglas DC-7CF | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Roberto Clemen | Fatal | 5 |
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