Incident Overview
Date: Friday 10 April 1953
Aircraft Type: Lockheed 18-56-23 Lodestar
Owner/operator: Caribbean International Airways
Registration Number: VP-JBC
Location: Kingston Airport (KIN) –
ÿ Jamaica
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: Port EnginePort Engine
Category: Accident
A Caribbean International Airways aircraft experienced an engine failure during takeoff, resulting in a crash into the sea. The pilot failed to take precautionary measures, leading to the catastrophic event.A Caribbean International Airways aircraft experienced an engine failure during takeoff, resulting in a crash into the sea. The pilot failed to take precautionary measures, leading to the catastrophic event.
Description
An engine failed on takeoff. The aircraft managed to climb to 100-200 feet before entering a slight banking turn. The Lodestar crashed into the sea. The owner of Caribbean International Airways, Owen Roberts, was killed in the accident. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The failure of the port engine which in turn was due to the cracking of the Accessory Drive Gear. Thereafter the disaster must be attributed to the failure of the pilot to take precautionary steps on hearing the back firing, which, so far as he knew, might or might not have been a warning of possible engine failure.”
Primary Cause
Failure of the port engine due to cracking of the Accessory Drive Gear.Failure of the port engine due to cracking of the Accessory Drive Gear.Share on:
