Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 7 February 1960
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-53D-DO (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Fuerza Area Revolucionaria
Registration Number: 209
Location: Straits of Florida –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: The DC-3 aircraft itself.The DC-3 aircraft itself.
Category: Accident
On February 11, 1960, a Cuban DC-3 aircraft named ‘Sierra Maestra’ disappeared over the Gulf of Mexico during a ferry flight from Havana to Miami. The aircraft was being flown to Miami for propeller adjustment work, and a distress message was received at 14:10. Despite a search, the plane was not located.On February 11, 1960, a Cuban DC-3 aircraft named ‘Sierra Maestra’ disappeared over the Gulf of Mexico during a ferry flight from Havana to Miami. The aircraft was being flown to Miami for propeller adjustment work, and a distress message was received at 14:10. Despite a search, the plane was not located.
Description
A Cuban DC-3, named “Sierra Maestra”, disappeared over the Gulf of Mexico during a ferry flight from Havana to Miami. The airplane, reportedly used for flights by Fidel Castro, the Prime Minister of Cuba, was being flown to Miami for propeller adjustment works. A distress message was received at 14:10 but the plane was not located after a search. A jacket of the co-pilot spotted south of Miami 11 February 1960.
Source of Information
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IqESAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MfcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4526%2C1679136, http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00001565/01113/1, http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00001565/01120/1http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IqESAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MfcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4526%2C1679136, http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00001565/01113/1, http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00001565/01120/1Primary Cause
Possible mechanical failure or navigational error during the flight.Possible mechanical failure or navigational error during the flight.Share on:
