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Dominicana De Aviación Flight 401
Dominicana de Aviación Flight 401 was a regularly scheduled international cargo flight operating from Miami International Airport in the United States, to Las Américas International Airport, in the Dominican Republic. On June 23, 1969, the aircraft operating the flight, an Aviation Traders Carvair, ATL-98 Carvair, suffered an engine failure and fire in two engines, leading to the aircraft crashing in downtown Miami, killing all 4 people on board, and 6 people on the ground. Background Aircraft The aircraft involved in the accident was a 25 year old Aviation Traders Carvair, ATL-98 Carvair, registered HI-168, and had originally been built as a Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Douglas C-54D Skymaster equipped with four Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp engines. The conversion from a Douglas C-54D Skymaster to the ATL-98 Carvair occurred in 1964, and entered service with Aviaco later that year, registered EC-AXI. Dominicana acquired the aircraft in early 1969, being re-registered to H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aviaco
Aviación y Comercio, S.A., doing business as Aviaco, was a Spanish airline headquartered in the ''Edificio Minister'' in Madrid."World Airline Directory." ''Flight International''. 16 May 1981. p1411 "Maudes 51, Edificio Minister, Madrid 3, Spain." History The carrier was formed by Bilbao businessmen as a freight company on . A group of local bankers provided the necessary funds for the acquisition of six Bristol 170s. Given that Iberia had exploited the most profitable domestic and international routes since the early 1940s, Aviaco restricted its operations to secondary routes. Scheduled passenger services started between Bilbao and Barcelona and Madrid. The first international route was Algiers– Palma–Marseille, while Canary Islands-based flights were launched shortly afterwards. In 1954, the airline won the contract for operating an airmail service between Madrid and Barcelona. In 1955, the airline's headquarters were transferred from Bilbao to Madrid, and the Institut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
