Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Mar 28, 1981 (1 killed), Ch...
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on March 28, 1981 near Christiansted-Henry E. Rohlsen (ex Alexander Hamilton), US Virgin Islands with 1 fatality....
- Date: March 28, 1981
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Christiansted-Henry E. Rohlsen (ex Alexander Hamilton), US Virgin Islands
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fire or explosion in the number 3 engine in flight, cause undetermined, followed by loss of controllability.
A Caribbean Air Cargo Douglas DC-4 (N98AS) on a cargo flight from Christiansted to Miami lost its number 3 engine to fire after takeoff. The crew feathered the propeller and tried to return, but lost controllability and ditched offshore. Two crew members were rescued and the copilot drowned. The aircraft sank about 45 minutes later.