Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 8 September 1974
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando
Owner/operator: Transportes Areos de Integraci¢n-TAISA
Registration Number: TI-1010C
Location: near Port-au-Prince –
ÿ Haiti
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
A Curtiss C-46D cargo plane experienced an engine failure during its return flight from Costa Rica to Haiti. The aircraft impacted a mountain near Port-au-Prince, resulting in damage.A Curtiss C-46D cargo plane experienced an engine failure during its return flight from Costa Rica to Haiti. The aircraft impacted a mountain near Port-au-Prince, resulting in damage.
Description
The Curtiss C-46D cargo plane operated on a cargo flight from San Jos-Juan Santamaria Airport in Costa Rica to Port-au-Prince Airport in Haiti, and return. On the return leg an engine failed and the aircraft impacted the side of a mountain near Port-au-Prince.
Primary Cause
Engine failure during a return flight.Engine failure during a return flight.Share on:
