1952 Bermuda air crash
 A Douglas DC-4 similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 December 1952 |
| Summary | Lost control and crashed after takeoff; cause undetermined |
| Site | Bermuda |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-4 |
| Operator | Cubana de Aviación |
| Registration | CU-T397 |
| Flight origin | Kindley Air Force Base now L.F. Wade International Airport, Bermuda |
| Destination | José Martí International Airport, Cuba |
| Occupants | 41 |
| Passengers | 33 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 37 |
| Injuries | 4 |
| Survivors | 4 |
The 1952 Bermuda air crash occurred on 6 December 1952, when a
stalled, lost height and crashed tail first into the sea. The accident killed 37 passengers and crew; three passengers and a crew-member survived the crash,[1]
and were rescued shortly after the crash.
Bermuda's Director of Civil Aviation, E. M. Ware, said at the time that the take-off apparently had been normal. It is believed no message came from the plane before it plunged into the sea, probably while still pushing the engines hard to gain altitude. Four survivors were taken to the Kindley base hospital.
The cause of the accident was not determined;[citation needed] it remains the worst aviation accident in Bermudian history.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "ASN Aircraft Accident: Douglas DC-4 CU-T397 Bermuda-Kindley Field (BDA)". Air Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.