- Date
- November 6, 1992, 02:25 local (07:25 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- HI619Douglas DC-7CF
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 33168
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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.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- HI619
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-7CF
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 45158
- Engine
- Wright 3350 93, 2,880 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Castillo, Claudio, doing business as Aerotin
- Registered owner
- Castillo, Claudio
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- MIA · Miami, FL
- Destination
- MDSD · Santo Domingo, OF
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Foreign
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 290° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIA, 12 nm away