Incident Overview

Date: Thursday 21 September 1978
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3-277C
Owner/operator: Argosy Air Lines
Registration Number: N407D
Location: N off Havana, Cuba – ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: DC-3 N407D aircraftDC-3 N407D aircraft
Category: Accident
Argosy Air lines Flight 902 experienced a loss of contact with the Cuban citrus growers during its flight to Havana. The aircraft was cleared for takeoff and subsequently lost communication with the air traffic controller, leading to the disappearance of the messages relayed by a high-altitude aircraft.Argosy Air lines Flight 902 experienced a loss of contact with the Cuban citrus growers during its flight to Havana. The aircraft was cleared for takeoff and subsequently lost communication with the air traffic controller, leading to the disappearance of the messages relayed by a high-altitude aircraft.

Description

Argosy Air lines Flight 902 was operated by DC-3 N407D. The aircraft was to fly to Cuba to pick up 21 US citrus growers who were there on tour. At 11:24 Flight 902 was cleared to taxi out from the Walkers Cay Jet Center to runway 09L for takeoff. At 11:29 they lifted off from Fort Lauderdale. Weather was fine as the DC-3 reached the cruising altitude of 6000 feet. At 12:25 the flight emerged on Havana’s radar scopes, but the air traffic controller could not read any of the messages from the flight due to static. A high altitude plane relayed the messages to Havana and at 12:35 the messages became loud and clear. Eight minutes later the plane disappeared off the radar screens. The search for wreckage was called off at September 24. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Undetermined.”

Source of Information

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Primary Cause

UndeterminedUndetermined

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