N544B

On April 27, 1979 at 01:16 AM, N544B experienced a crash involving Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, operated by Triple D Transport Company, with the event recorded near Guantánamo Bay NAS Guantánamo.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The twin engine airplane departed Fort Lauderdale in the evening on a flight to the Dominican Republic. En route, while cruising by night, the crew informed ATC about the failure of all instruments. He apparently attempted to ditch the aircraft when it crashed into the sea about 20 nautical miles off Guantanamo Bay. Few debris were found floating on water and both occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N544B, MSN 5267, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 19.9082°, -75.2057°.