Saint Petersburg - Aguadilla

On August 8, 1975 at 03:30 PM, Saint Petersburg - Aguadilla experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by Rich International Airways, with the event recorded near Aguadilla-Rafael Hernández All Puerto Rico.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The airplane was completing a cargo flight from St Petersburg to Aguadilla, carrying two pilots and a load of 9,000 lbs of dynamite. While approaching Aguadilla, both engines lost power and stopped almost simultaneously. The crew elected to ditch the aircraft that crashed into the sea about 800 meters offshore. The airplane sank by 50 feet of water and its wreckage was not recovered. Both pilots, slightly injured, were evacuated.

Aircraft reference details include registration N4873V, MSN 22415, year of manufacture 1945.