Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, May 10, 1991 (2 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on May 10, 1991 near Aguadilla, Puerto Rico with 2 fatalities. Cause: The pilot in command failed to keep flying...
- Date: May 10, 1991
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot in command failed to keep flying speed after the left engine lost power from a failed cylinder assembly, causing an in-flight stall while turning back toward the airport and a collision with terrain.
A Douglas R4D-7 cargo flight operated by Four Star Air Cargo was flying from Aguadilla toward Ponce, Puerto Rico, on 10 May 1991. After a partial loss of power on the left engine during the climb, the aircraft turned back at low altitude, stalled and crashed. Both pilots were killed, and the wreck was destroyed by post-crash fire.