# Accident 19950627014749A: Cvac 440, La Romana, DR, June 27, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1995, 09:50 local time
- Place: La Romana, DR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: SLIA
- Aircraft: N356SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N356SA-1995-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 440 (registry code 2422902, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 440
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95RA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95RA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950627014749A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

EXPLODED IN MIDAIR. (-19) ON JUNE 27, 1995, ABOUT 0950 ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME, N356SA, A CONVAIR CV-440, OPERATED BY SALAIR AIRLINES OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, CRASHED IN THE VICINITY OF LA ROMANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, WHILE ON AN  14 CFR 121 INTERNATIONAL, NONSCHEDULED CARGO FLIGHT. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS NEAR THE ACCIDENT SCENE ARE UNKNOWN AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AND THE TWO PILOTS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM LOS AMERICAS AIRPORT, SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ABOUT 0822.                                                                THE CREW HAD DEPARTED ON THE CARGO FLIGHT TO AGUADILLA, PUERTO RICO, AND HAD RADIOED BACK THAT THEY WERE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS DURING THE CLIMB AND WERE RETURNING TO SANTO DOMINGO. WITNESSES IN THE AREA STATED THE AIRPLANE EXPLODED AND CRASHED.                                                        THIS REPORT IS FILED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND CONTAINS ONLY                                                                                                                                                                                                             THAT INFORMATION RELEASED BY OR OBTAINED FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AVIATION AUTHORITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: DIRECTOR GENERAL CIVIL AVIATION EDIFICIO DE OFICINAS GUBERNAMENTALES 9NO PISO AV 27 DE FEBRER SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TELEPHONE 809-221-6220

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA95RA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95RA162), Jun 27, 1995: Convair CV-440 (N356SA), La Ramona, Dominican Republic, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N356SA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900112007139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900112007139I), Jan 12, 1990: Cvac 440 (N356SA), Portland, OR. Loss of oil pressure and power. Shut engine down. Returned to Portland. Replaced engine.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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