Miami - Santo Domingo

On December 16, 1976 at 03:30 AM, Miami - Santo Domingo experienced a crash involving Convair CV-880, operated by Air Trine, 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.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is other causes. The aircraft was engaged in a cargo flight from Miami-Intl to Santo Domingo, carrying three crew members and a load consisting of 37 cows. During the takeoff roll completed by night on runway 09L, the captain decided to abandon the takeoff procedure and started an emergency braking manoeuvre. unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran, collided with the localizer antenna located about 1,000 feet past the runway end and eventually came to rest into a ditch. All three crew members were seriously injured and all 37 cows were killed. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N5865, MSN 22-00-57, year of manufacture 1961.

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