Daytona Beach - Santo Domingo

On May 24, 1980 at 04:00 PM, Daytona Beach - Santo Domingo experienced a crash involving Convair CV-240, operated by Charles Clay, with the event recorded near Daytona Beach-Spruce Creek Florida.

The flight was categorized as ferry 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, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 200.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. During the takeoff roll at Daytona Beach-Spruce Creek Airport, the right engine caught fire and exploded. The crew failed to abort the takeoff and continued. During initial climb, the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft descended, crashed in a field and burst into flames. The aircraft was destroyed by fire and all three occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N300GR, MSN 115, year of manufacture 1948.