Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 11 January 1948
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Dominicana de Aviacion
Registration Number: HI-6
Location: near Yamas –
ÿ Dominican Republic
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 32 / Occupants: 32
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A B.B.C. Santiago baseball team aircraft experienced a severe weather event, leading to a diversion to Ciudad Trujillo. The aircraft struck a mountain side, resulting in an accident. Contributing factors included severe weather and a pilot?s navigational error.A B.B.C. Santiago baseball team aircraft experienced a severe weather event, leading to a diversion to Ciudad Trujillo. The aircraft struck a mountain side, resulting in an accident. Contributing factors included severe weather and a pilot?s navigational error.
Description
The B.B.C. Santiago baseball team was returning home from playing matches in Barahona. The C-47 entered severe weather and the pilot attempted to divert to the capital city Ciudad Trujillo- today Santo Domingo. The aircraft flew into the side of mountain. The official inquiry into this accident stated that contributing factors to the tragedy were the weather, and a pilot’s navigational error when approaching the high mountain range in the middle of the island.
Primary Cause
Severe weather conditions and pilot navigational error.Severe weather conditions and pilot navigational error.Share on:
