Roseau - Christiansted

On August 24, 1977 at 12:00 AM, Roseau - Christiansted experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by Quarterwins Aviation, with the event recorded near Goyave All Guadeloupe.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 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: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While in normal cruise on a cargo flight from Roseau to Christiansted, the left engine lost hydraulic pressure. The crew shut down the engine and feathered its propeller when the right engine misfired shortly later. In such conditions, the captain reduced his altitude and ditched the aircraft off Goyave. All four occupants were quickly rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration N74689, MSN 32975, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 16.2604°, -61.5287°.