Accident description
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 09 SEP 1971 |
| Type: | Douglas R4D-6 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Carib West Airways |
| Registration: | 8P-AAC |
| C/n / msn: | 14918/26362 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Destroyed |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | ca 10 km NE of Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Port of Spain-Piarco Airport (POS/TTPP), Trinidad and Tobago |
| Dominica-Melville Hall Airport (DOM/TDPD), Dominica |
A DC-3 cargo plane, 8P-AAC, was destroyed when it struck a mountain on Guadeloupe, killing both pilots.
The airplane operated on a cargo flight from Port of Spain (POS), Trinidad to Dominica (DOM). Becasue the flight was delayed, it could not land at Dominica becasue the airport was closed. The crew decided to divert to Pointe-à-Pitre-Le Raizet Airport (PTP), Guadeloupe.
Events:
Sources:
» Area 52: decouverte avion DC3 dans le massif de la Souffriere Guadeloupe
Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Port of Spain-Piarco Airport to Dominica-Melville Hall Airport as the crow flies is 548 km (342 miles).
Distance from Port of Spain-Piarco Airport to Dominica-Melville Hall Airport as the crow flies is 548 km (342 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
