- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: January 11, 1948
Time: ?
Location: Ciudad Havajillo, Dominican Republic
Operator: Dominicana
Flight #: ?
Route: Santa Cruz de Barahona - Santiago de los Caballeros
AC Type: Douglas DC-3
Registration: HI-6
cn / ln: 4735
Aboard: 32   (passengers:29  crew:3)
Fatalities: 32   (passengers:29  crew:3)
Ground: 0
Summary: Crashed in mountainous terrain about 15 miles north northwest of Santo Domingo. Unable to land in darkness and unlighted airport of its intended destination the plane turned back when it struck the mountain. Weather and navigational error were considered factors in the accident.
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