Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 28 June 1969
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-54A-15-DC (DC-4)
Owner/operator: Affretair
Registration Number: TR-LNV
Location: Uli Airstrip –
ÿ Nigeria
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft Navigation SystemAircraft Navigation System
Category: Accident
A Biafran Airlift aircraft crashed due to a navigational error, resulting in a loss of life.A Biafran Airlift aircraft crashed due to a navigational error, resulting in a loss of life.
Description
The aircraft crashed when the crew attempted to take off the wrong direction. 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
Incorrect course plotted during takeoff.Incorrect course plotted during takeoff.Share on:
