Incident Overview
Date: Friday 27 April 1979
Aircraft Type: Howard 350
Owner/operator: Triple D Transport Co.
Registration Number: N544B
Location: 27 km S off Guantanamo, Cuba [Caribbean Sea] –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft navigation instrumentsAircraft navigation instruments
Category: Accident
An aircraft lost its altitude in the Caribbean Sea after pilot disorientation and navigational instrument malfunction. The flight originated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and was likely en route with no stops.An aircraft lost its altitude in the Caribbean Sea after pilot disorientation and navigational instrument malfunction. The flight originated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and was likely en route with no stops.
Description
The aircraft ditched in the Caribbean Sea after the pilots got lost. During last radio contact the crew reported that the navigational instruments were out. The flight originated in Fort Lauderdale, FL. It’s unknown if the flight made an en route stop before it went missing. PROBABLE CAUSE: pilot in command – became lost/disoriented miscellaneous acts,conditions – fuel exhaustion FACTOR: miscellaneous acts,conditions – electrical failure miscellaneous acts,conditions – aircraft came to rest in water
Primary Cause
Pilot in command – became lost/disoriented, miscellaneous acts, conditions – fuel exhaustionPilot in command – became lost/disoriented, miscellaneous acts, conditions – fuel exhaustionShare on:
