| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | April 10, 1953 |
| Time: | ? |
| Location: | Off Kingston, Jamaica |
| Operator: | Caribbean International Airways |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Kingston - George Town |
| AC Type: | Lockheed 18-56 LodeStar |
| Registration: | VP-JBC |
| cn / ln: | 2568 |
| Aboard: | 13 (passengers:10 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 13 (passengers:10 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Lost an engine on takeoff, climbed to 100-200 ft. entering a slight banking turn and crashed into the sea. Failure of the left engine which was due to the cracking of the accessory drive gear. Failure of the pilot to take precautionary steps on hearing the back firing, which was a warning of possible engine failure. |
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