Miami – Panama City – Lima – Santa Cruz – Asunción – Buenos Aires

On September 27, 1975 at 06:00 AM, Miami – Panama City – Lima – Santa Cruz – Asunción – Buenos Aires experienced a crash involving Canadair CL-44, operated by Aerotransportes Entre Rios, with the event recorded near Miami-Intl Florida.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 60.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. At 0600LT, Aerotransportes Entre Rios Cargo Flight 501/90, crashed while attempting a night VMC takeoff from runway 27L at the Miami International Airport, Miami, Florida. The aircraft did not become airborne, and the pilot attempted unsuccessfully to reject the takeoff. The aircraft ran off the departure end of the runway and crashed on the west bank of a canal, about 960 feet from the departure end of the runway. Six of the ten persons aboard were killed. Two crewmembers and two passengers survived the accident. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire. The aircraft struck and destroyed an automobile; one occupant of the car was injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration LV-JSY, MSN 05, year of manufacture 1961.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 25.7950°, -80.2867°.