The "City of Santo Domingo" (built 1956, ex USAF 54-0173) ditched off San Juan on April 5, 1990. Was on 3-engine ferry to SDQ with #2 engine shut-down, when incurred #3 engine fire warning during climb, followed by improper response resulting in continued fire on #3 engine and oil-starvation induced failure of #1 engine.

Early morning departure.

After parking at Customs on the north side, HI-515 starts engines to reposition to its cargo apron on an overcast Miami summer day.

HI-515CT enters Miami's customs apron, where it will park for about 20-30 minutes to settle customs affairs, before continuing to the cargo aprons. This procedure was followed by almost all foreign cargo flights arriving at Miami. This "City of Santo Domingo" (built 1956, ex USAF 54-173) ditched in the Atlantic Ocean off Puerto Rico after an engine fire during take-off on 5 April 1990.

HI-515CT has just landed on 9L (Miami's piston runway), and is now taxiing to the ramp in front of the customs building. This Connie (built 1956, ex USAF 54-0173) was lost after take-off from San Juan, PR on 5 April 1990, when it ditched into the Atlantic Ocean.