- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | February 15, 1970 |
Time: | 1830 |
Location: | Off Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Operator: | Compania Dominicana de Aviacion |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Santo Domingo - San Juan |
AC Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
Registration: | HI-177 |
cn / ln: | 47500/546 |
Aboard: | 102 (passengers:97 crew:5) |
Fatalities: | 102 (passengers:97 crew:5) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Two minutes after taking off , the crew reported losing an engine and turned back towards the airport. The plane then descended rapidly and crashed into the sea. Featherweight boxer Carlos Cruz and members of the Puerto Rican women's national volleyball team killed. |
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