- Date
- April 14, 1970
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- HC-AONDouglas C-54D
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 131516
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-0001 70/4/14 MIAMI,FLA DOUGLAS C-54D CR- 2 0 0 NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO INTL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0724 HC-AON PX- 0 0 0 39, 3053 TOTAL HOURS, 318 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL. OPERATOR - OTHER-FOREIGN FLAG CARRIER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MIAMI,FLA QUITO,ECUADOR PANAMA CITY,PANAMA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 100 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS FREEZING DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES FOG 300 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 5 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- COMPANIA ECUATORIANA DE AVIACION. IMPROPER MONITORING OF FLT INSTRUMENTS DURING TKOF IN.IMC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- HC-AON
- Reported as
- Douglas C-54D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Miami Intl.