Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 3 August 1969
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation
Owner/operator: Canairelief Air
Registration Number: CF-NAJ
Location: 15 km N of Uli Airstrip –
ÿ Nigeria
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Super Constellation cargo planeSuper Constellation cargo plane
Category: Accident
A Super Constellation cargo plane crashed during approach to Uli Airstrip, resulting in the deaths of all four crew members of the Biafran Airlift. This incident occurred within a humanitarian relief effort focused on transporting food and medicine to Biafra during the 1967-70 secession war.A Super Constellation cargo plane crashed during approach to Uli Airstrip, resulting in the deaths of all four crew members of the Biafran Airlift. This incident occurred within a humanitarian relief effort focused on transporting food and medicine to Biafra during the 1967-70 secession war.
Description
The Super Constellation cargo plane hit a ridge while on approach to Uli Airstrip. The Canadian crew of four was killed. 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
https://presbyterian.ca/wp-content/uploads/Pres-Hist-Fall-2019-Formatted.pdfhttps://presbyterian.ca/wp-content/uploads/Pres-Hist-Fall-2019-Formatted.pdfPrimary Cause
Ridge impact during approach to Uli Airstrip.Ridge impact during approach to Uli Airstrip.Share on:
