Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 7 May 1969
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-6A/C
Owner/operator: International Red Cross, lsf Balair
Registration Number: HB-IBT
Location: 11 km from Uli Airstrip –
ÿ Nigeria
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A Biafran Airlift aircraft experienced a catastrophic fire during a direct approach to the runway, resulting in the destruction of the aircraft and a significant amount of food and medical supplies.A Biafran Airlift aircraft experienced a catastrophic fire during a direct approach to the runway, resulting in the destruction of the aircraft and a significant amount of food and medical supplies.
Description
Crashed short of the runway during a direct approach on the darkened airstrip. The wreck and more than ten tons of foodstuffs and relief supplies were destroyed by fire. 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.
Source of Information
http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/Military_Law/pdf/RC_Jun-1969.pdfhttp://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/Military_Law/pdf/RC_Jun-1969.pdfPrimary Cause
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