Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 21 June 1973
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-7CF
Owner/operator: Warnaco Inc, lsf Skyways International
Registration Number: N296
Location: 16,5 km NW of Miami International Airport, FL (MIA) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft control systemAircraft control system
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A DC-7 aircraft crashed into the Everglades during heavy rainfall, wind, and lightning, resulting in a loss of control. The crew’s failure to establish timely radio communication with the departure controller contributed to the incident.A DC-7 aircraft crashed into the Everglades during heavy rainfall, wind, and lightning, resulting in a loss of control. The crew’s failure to establish timely radio communication with the departure controller contributed to the incident.
Description
The aircraft crashed into the Everglades 6 minutes after departing Miami runway 27L. The aircraft crashed in extremely heavy rainfall, wind and lightning. The DC-7 was owned by Skyways International and leased to Warnaco Inc. Transair would, on behalf of Warnaco, supply flight crew and perform maintenance on the plane. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The loss of aircraft control, due either to turbulence or an in-flight fire or both. Inability of the crew to establish timely radio communications with the departure controller was a factor, because it delayed compliance with thunderstorm avoidance vectors”
Primary Cause
Loss of aircraft control, potentially due to turbulence or an in-flight fire, combined with delayed radio communications with the departure controller.Loss of aircraft control, potentially due to turbulence or an in-flight fire, combined with delayed radio communications with the departure controller.Share on:
