Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 29 March 1959
Aircraft Type: Nord 2501 Noratlas
Owner/operator: Union Aromaritime de Transport
Registration Number: F-BGZB
Location: near Boukpayanga –
ÿ Central African Republic
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A small aircraft carrying passengers crashed in the jungle. One passenger, Barthlemy Boganda, the 1st Prime Minister of the Central African Republic autonomous territory, was tragically killed.A small aircraft carrying passengers crashed in the jungle. One passenger, Barthlemy Boganda, the 1st Prime Minister of the Central African Republic autonomous territory, was tragically killed.
Description
Crashed in the jungle. One of the passengers killed in the accident was Barthlemy Boganda, 1st Prime Minister of the Central African Republic autonomous territory.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p-xkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yYENAAAAIBAJ&dq=bangui%20plane&pg=3212%2C5612626https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p-xkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yYENAAAAIBAJ&dq=bangui%20plane&pg=3212%2C5612626Primary Cause
Mechanical failure or pilot error during flight.Mechanical failure or pilot error during flight.Share on:
