Aircraft Photo of N98AS | Douglas C-54B Skymaster | Carib West | AirHistory.net #261662
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N98AS
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-4
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-54B Skymaster
C/n (msn):10431
Operator Titles:Carib West
Location
City / Airport:Vieux Fort - Hewanorra InternationalMap
Country:Saint Lucia
Airport Codes:ICAO: TLPL   IATA: UVF   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:23 September 1979
Photo by:LRS747
Photo ID: 261662
Photo Comment

Ex US Navy 50854, registered 31st Dec 1975. On the 28th March 1981 after take-off from TBPB (Barbados)the no. 3 engine caught fire. The fire was extinguished and the prop feathered. The DC-4 then suffered control difficulties and had to be ditched as a consequence. The aircraft sank after 45 minutes near the Island of St Croix.

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