1970 Dominicana de Aviación DC-9 crash
HI-177, the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 15, 1970 |
| Summary | Dual-engine failure due to fuel contamination |
| Site | Caribbean Sea, near Las Américas International Airport, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 18°23′17″N 69°40′44″W / 18.388086°N 69.678913°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Operator | Dominicana de Aviación |
| Call sign | DOMINICANA 603 |
| Registration | HI-177 |
| Flight origin | Las Américas International Airport, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Destination | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Occupants | 102 |
| Passengers | 97 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 102 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On February 15, 1970, a Dominicana de Aviación McDonnell Douglas DC-9 operating as Dominicana de Aviación Flight 603 enroute from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to San Juan, Puerto Rico crashed into the Caribbean Sea shortly after takeoff. The crash killed all 97 passengers and 5 crew on board, making it the deadliest aviation disaster to occur within the Dominican Republic until the crash of Birgenair Flight 301 in 1996, in the Caribbean Sea, leaving 189 dead.