Incident Overview
Date: Monday 1 July 1968
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation
Owner/operator: International Red Cross
Registration Number: 5T-TAG
Location: Uli Airstrip –
ÿ Nigeria
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Super Constellation aircraftSuper Constellation aircraft
Category: Accident
A Super Constellation aircraft crashed short of the runway at the Uli landing strip due to severe weather conditions, resulting in the loss of ten and a half tons of medicines intended for Biafra. This occurred during an international humanitarian relief effort aimed at transporting food and medicine to Biafra during the 1967-70 secession war.A Super Constellation aircraft crashed short of the runway at the Uli landing strip due to severe weather conditions, resulting in the loss of ten and a half tons of medicines intended for Biafra. This occurred during an international humanitarian relief effort aimed at transporting food and medicine to Biafra during the 1967-70 secession war.
Description
The Super Constellation was destroyed when it crashed short of the runway at Uli landing strip in poor weather conditions. Ten and a half tons of medicines destined for Biafra were lost. The aircraft was part of the Biafran Airlift, which was an international humanitarian relief effort that transported food and medicine to Biafra during the 1967-70 secession war from Nigeria.
Primary Cause
Severe weather conditions, specifically short runway landing.Severe weather conditions, specifically short runway landing.Share on:
