Accident Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair HI-168,

ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331474

Date:	Monday 23 June 1969
Time:	15:42
Type:	Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair
Owner/operator:	Dominicana de Aviacion
Registration:	HI-168
MSN:	16/10485
Year of manufacture:	1944
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	6
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	1,5 km from Miami International Airport, FL (MIA) - United States of America
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA)
Destination airport:	Santo Domingo-Las Américas International Airport (SDQ/MDSD)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Immediately after Flight 401 passed over the end of runway 12 following takeoff, heavy white smoke was seen emitting from the no. 2 engine and black puffs of smoke were seen coming from the no. 4 engine. The crew elected to return to the airport. The aircraft reached an altitude of about 300 feet and a left turn toward runway 27 was made. The Carvair lost height and crashed into buildings 1 mile short of the runway.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The confused action on the part of the crew while attempting to cope with the catastrophic failure of an engine during takeoff."

Accident investigation: