Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 12 July 1951
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: L’Arme de L’Air
Registration Number: 980/F-RAMM
Location: Gao Airfield –
ÿ Mali
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 17
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and/or control system.Aircraft engine and/or control system.
Category: Accident
A C-47 transport plane crashed on takeoff, resulting in the loss of nine serious injured occupants.A C-47 transport plane crashed on takeoff, resulting in the loss of nine serious injured occupants.
Description
The C-47 transport plane crashed on takeoff and burned. Nine serious injured occupants transported to hospital.
Source of Information
lemonde.fr/archives/article/1951/07/13/deux-avions-militaires-s-ecrasent_2074186_1819218.htmllemonde.fr/archives/article/1951/07/13/deux-avions-militaires-s-ecrasent_2074186_1819218.htmlPrimary Cause
Mechanical failure during takeoff.Mechanical failure during takeoff.Share on:
