Douglas DC-9 crash, Feb 15, 1970 (102 killed), Santo Domi...

Douglas DC-9 accident on February 15, 1970 near Santo Domingo-Las Américas Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic with 102 fatalities.

Two minutes after takeoff from Santo Domingo, both engines of a Dominicana DC-9 failed in succession. The jet dived into the Caribbean Sea about three km offshore and all 102 people aboard were killed.

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