- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | June 07, 1949 |
Time: | 00:25 |
Location: | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Operator: | Strato Freight |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | San Juan - Miami |
AC Type: | Curtiss C-46D-5-CU |
Registration: | N92857 |
cn / ln: | 30506 |
Aboard: | 81 (passengers:75 crew:6) |
Fatalities: | 53 (passengers:52 crew:1) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft crashed into the Atlantic Ocean during takeoff after a loss of the No. 2 engine. The loss of power in the right engine before the aircraft could attain the optimum single engine climb speed, which together with being overloaded resulted in the aircraft losing altitude and ditching into the ocean. Incorrect spark plugs installed on the No. 2 engine. |
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