Fort Lauderdale - Santo Domingo

On November 6, 1992 at 02:25 AM, Fort Lauderdale - Santo Domingo experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-7, operated by Aerochago Airlines, with the event recorded near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Florida.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 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: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is other causes. The crew reported over radio that the #4 engine failed shortly after takeoff, and they were attempting to dump fuel when the #2 engine overheated. They then intentionally ditched the airplane. The wreckage was recovered about 2 weeks afterward, and the airplane was about 50% corroded away. Due to massive salt water corrosion, no preimpact failure/malfunction of the #4 engine could be identified. No record of airplane/operator being granted cfr part 129 certificate authority. No substantiation of the times in service for the airplane, engines, propellers, and time change components or airworthiness directives could be determined.

Aircraft reference details include registration HI-619SP, MSN 45158, year of manufacture 1956.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 26.0720°, -80.1510°.