Douglas DC-6 crash, Sep 15, 1980 (3 killed), Port-au-Prince
Douglas DC-6 accident on September 15, 1980 near Port-au-Prince, West, Haiti with 3 fatalities. Cause: Oil exhaustion and loss of engines. The pilot...
- Date: September 15, 1980
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-6
- Location: Port-au-Prince, West, Haiti
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Oil exhaustion and loss of engines. The pilot attempted the flight with known equipment deficiencies and inadequate preflight preparation.
A privately operated Douglas DC-6B registered N9018N, operated by JMG Inc, lost engines to oil exhaustion while flying from South Caicos to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. After the crew shut down engines one by one, all communications failed and the aircraft came down in the sea a few kilometres offshore. Three of the four occupants were killed; one pilot survived.