| 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 |
| City / Airport: | Vieux Fort - Hewanorra International (TLPL / UVF)Map |
| Country: | Saint Lucia |
| Photo Date: | 23 September 1979 |
| Photo by: | LRS747Contact |
| Photo ID: | 261662Submit Correction |
| View count: | 340 |
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.
| Registration / Serial: | N98AS |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-54B Skymaster |
| C/n (msn): | 10431 |
| Operator Titles: | Carib West |
| City / Airport: | Vieux Fort - Hewanorra International (TLPL / UVF)Map | Country: | Saint Lucia |
| Photo Date: | 23 September 1979 |
| Photo by: | LRS747Contact |
| 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 |
| City / Airport: | Vieux Fort - Hewanorra International (TLPL / UVF)Map |
| Country: | Saint Lucia |
| Photo Date: | 23 September 1979 |
| Photo by: | LRS747Contact |
| Photo ID: | 261662Submit Correction |
| View count: | 340 |
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.
| Registration / Serial: | N98AS |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-54B Skymaster |
| C/n (msn): | 10431 |
| Operator Titles: | Carib West |
| City / Airport: | Vieux Fort - Hewanorra International (TLPL / UVF)Map | Country: | Saint Lucia |
| Photo Date: | 23 September 1979 |
| Photo by: | LRS747Contact |