Post by Phillip70 on Jun 22, 2004 11:20:19 GMT -5
I have found this information on DC3 Argosy Airlines:
Date: 21 SEP 1978
Time: 12:43
Type: Douglas DC-3-277C
Operator: Argosy Airlines
Registration: N407D
Msn / C/n: 2244
Year built: 1940
Crew: 4 fatalities / 4 on board
Passengers: 0 fatalities / 0 on board
Total: 4 fatalities / 4 on board
Airplane damage: Written off
Location: off Fort Lauderdale, FL (USA)
Phase: Cruise
Nature: Ferry
Departure airport: Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL)
Destination airport: Havana-Jose Marti International Airport (HAV)
Flightnumber: 902
Remarks:
Argosy Airlines Flight 902 was operated by DC-3 N407D. The aircraft was to fly to Cuba to pick up 21 US citrus growers who were there on tour. At 11:24 Flight 902 was cleared to taxi out from the Walkers Cay Jet Center to runway 9L for takeoff. At 11:29 they lifted off from Fort Lauderdale. Weather was fine as the DC-3 reached the cruising altitude of 6000 feet. At 12:25 the flight emerged on Havana's radar scopes, but the air traffic controller could not read any of the messages from the flight due to static. A high altitude plane relayed the messages to Havana and at 12:35 the messages became loud and clear. Eight minutes later the plane disappeared off the radar screens. The search for wreckage was called off at September 24.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Undetermined."
The web site is:
aviation-safety.net/database/1978/780921-0.htm
The text doesn't say if the wreckage has been found or not.
The NTSB site report the same!
Hi!
Date: 21 SEP 1978
Time: 12:43
Type: Douglas DC-3-277C
Operator: Argosy Airlines
Registration: N407D
Msn / C/n: 2244
Year built: 1940
Crew: 4 fatalities / 4 on board
Passengers: 0 fatalities / 0 on board
Total: 4 fatalities / 4 on board
Airplane damage: Written off
Location: off Fort Lauderdale, FL (USA)
Phase: Cruise
Nature: Ferry
Departure airport: Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL)
Destination airport: Havana-Jose Marti International Airport (HAV)
Flightnumber: 902
Remarks:
Argosy Airlines Flight 902 was operated by DC-3 N407D. The aircraft was to fly to Cuba to pick up 21 US citrus growers who were there on tour. At 11:24 Flight 902 was cleared to taxi out from the Walkers Cay Jet Center to runway 9L for takeoff. At 11:29 they lifted off from Fort Lauderdale. Weather was fine as the DC-3 reached the cruising altitude of 6000 feet. At 12:25 the flight emerged on Havana's radar scopes, but the air traffic controller could not read any of the messages from the flight due to static. A high altitude plane relayed the messages to Havana and at 12:35 the messages became loud and clear. Eight minutes later the plane disappeared off the radar screens. The search for wreckage was called off at September 24.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Undetermined."
The web site is:
aviation-safety.net/database/1978/780921-0.htm
The text doesn't say if the wreckage has been found or not.
The NTSB site report the same!
Hi!