Incident Overview
Date: xx Jul 1969
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-54A-DO (DC-4)
Owner/operator: Compagnie Air Fret
Registration Number: F-OCNU
Location: Uli Airstrip –
ÿ Nigeria
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Other
A Biafran Airlift aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure on the ground, resulting in its destruction.A Biafran Airlift aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure on the ground, resulting in its destruction.
Description
Destroyed on ground. 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
Unknown ? likely a mechanical failure or pilot error.Unknown ? likely a mechanical failure or pilot error.Share on:
