Crash of a Douglas C-54B-1-DC Skymaster near Tete: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 26, 1977
Registration:
9Q-CAM
Survivors:
No
MSN:
10441
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a cargo flight from Harare to Zaïre. While overflying the Tete Province, the airplane was shot down by Mozambican Forces and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Mozambican Army Forces while overflying the west part of Mozambique (Tete Province).
