Incident Overview
Date: Friday 3 June 1955
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-54A-5-DC (DC-4)
Owner/operator: Union Aromaritime de Transport
Registration Number: F-BFVT
Location: Fort Lamy Airport (NDJ) –
ÿ Chad
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft landing gear and potentially the aircraft itself.Aircraft landing gear and potentially the aircraft itself.
Category: Accident
An aircraft overturned during landing at Fort Lamy Airport, Ndjamena.An aircraft overturned during landing at Fort Lamy Airport, Ndjamena.
Description
Overturned on landing at Fort Lamy (now Ndjamena) Airport.
Source of Information
http://www.ordredelaliberation.fr/fr_compagnon/547.htmlhttp://www.ordredelaliberation.fr/fr_compagnon/547.htmlPrimary Cause
Unstable landing conditions due to a combination of factors, potentially including inadequate runway markings or a sudden change in wind.Unstable landing conditions due to a combination of factors, potentially including inadequate runway markings or a sudden change in wind.Share on:
