Date: 06 February 1996
Airline: Birgenair
Flight No.: 301
Aircraft: B757-200
Location: Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Fatalities: 176:176
Photographer: Unknown
The aircraft crashed on takeoff
after erroneous indications on the airspeed indicators led the pilots to
slow the airplane below stall speed. Tape left over the static vents by mechanics
was blamed for the crash.
