Chad | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

On final approach to Fort-Archambault Airport, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions. The captain failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane struck the ground and crashed 4 km short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were injured.

Probable cause:

At the time of the accident, the radio altimeter was inoperative. It is believed the accident was the consequence of a possible faulty altimeter reading, a wrong altimeter setting or a technical issue with the altimeter. Crew fatigue may have been a contributing factor.

Crash of a Douglas C-54A-5-DC Skymaster in Fort Lamy: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1955

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-54 Skymaster

Operator:

Registration:

F-BFVT

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Cargo

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Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Douala – Fort Lamy

MSN:

10292

YOM:

1944

Location:

N'Djamena

N'Djamena Capital City

Country:

Chad

Region:

Africa

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On landing at Fort Lamy Airport, the four engine aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest upside down in flames. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-54B-1-DC Skymaster in Lake Chad: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1952

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-54 Skymaster

Operator:

Registration:

F-BFVO

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Fort Lamy – Beirut

MSN:

10498

YOM:

1944

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The four engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances into Lake Chad. A pilot was rescued while five other occupants were killed. The crew was performing a cargo flight from Fort Lamy to Beirut.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-80-DL in Fort-Lamy

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1951

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Operator:

Société des Transports Aériens Camerounais - STAC

Registration:

F-BEIV

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

19870

YOM:

1944

Location:

N'Djamena

N'Djamena Capital City

Country:

Chad

Region:

Africa

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Crashed on takeoff for unknown reason. No casualties.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in Chad: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 18, 1944

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Operator:

Registration:

41-38584

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Site:

Desert

Schedule:

Maiduguri – Geneina

MSN:

4533

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The aircraft disappeared en route from Maiduguri to Geneina, Sudan. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. It is believed the aircraft may have crash in the Chad desert or in the northwest of Nigeria.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-CO Liberator in Misérié: 11 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Consolidated B-24 Liberator

Operator:

Registration:

41-11814

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Site:

Desert

MSN:

310

YOM:

1941

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While on a liaison flight, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a desert area located near Misérié, west Chad. The airplane was totally destroyed and all 11 occupants were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Robert G. McCprmick, pilot,
1st Lt Clarence W. Perko, pilot,
2nd Lt Morris W. Hicks, navigator,
2nd Lt Leslie C. Barnes, bombadier,
T/Sgt Francis A. Soltis, flight engineer,
Sgt Lou E. Lewis, radio operator,
S/Sgt John P. Wicko, air gunner,
Sgt Andrew V. O'Boyle, air gunner,
S/Sgt Robert J. Waistgunner, air gunner,
M/Sgt Charles T. Graves, air gunner.
Passenger:
Cpt Samuel H. Shear.

Probable cause:

It is believed that the loss of control was the consequence of an in-flight structural failure of unknown origin.

Crash of a Percival P.10 Vega Gull near Bardaï

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1939

Type of aircraft:

Percival P.10 Vega Gull

Operator:

Jean Morel de Foucaucourt

Registration:

F-AQIR

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Algiers - Faya-Largeau - Antananarivo

MSN:

K.104

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1937

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The pilot/owner Jean Morel de Foucaucourt and his wife were performing a flight from France to Antananarivo, Madagascar, with several intermediate stops in Africa. On its way from Algiers to Faya-Largeau, Chad, the pilot encountered technical problems and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a desert area located in Tibesti and was damaged beyond repair and abandoned in situ. Both occupants were quickly rescued.