1 0 0 ▁D ash ▁ 8 ▁tur b opro ps . ▁ ▁Eastern ▁Part ner ▁was ▁operated ▁by ▁a ▁Car ib bean - based ▁air line , ▁Le ew ard ▁Islands ▁Air ▁Transport ▁( LI AT ), ▁with ▁tur b op rop ▁service ▁between ▁Eastern ' s ▁San ▁Juan ▁hub ▁and ▁Ant igua , ▁St . ▁K itt s ▁and ▁St . ▁Ma arten . ▁ ▁Eastern ▁also ▁worked ▁closely ▁with ▁another ▁Car ib bean - based ▁air line , ▁Car ib air ▁( P uerto ▁Rico ). ▁ ▁The ▁June ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁Eastern ▁system ▁time able ▁lists ▁connecting ▁fl ights ▁operated ▁by ▁Car ib air ▁Con v air ▁ 6 4 0 ▁tur b opro ps ▁with ▁service ▁between ▁Eastern ' s ▁San ▁Juan ▁hub ▁and ▁St . ▁Cro ix ▁and ▁St . ▁Thomas . ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁San ▁Juan - based ▁Car ib air ▁had ▁become ▁an ▁all - jet ▁air line ▁operating ▁Mc D onn ell ▁Douglas ▁DC - 9 - 3 0 ▁aircraft ▁serving ▁four teen ▁Car ib bean ▁islands ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Miami ▁with ▁the ▁air ▁car rier ▁subsequently ▁being ▁acquired ▁by ▁Eastern ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁Acc idents ▁and ▁inc idents ▁ ▁F atal ▁acc idents ▁▁ 1 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁T rip ▁ 7 , ▁a ▁Douglas ▁DC - 2 ▁( NC 1 3 7 3 9 ), ▁crash ed ▁on ▁take off ▁at ▁Day