Crash of a Cessna 402A near Zaghouan: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1970
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
TS-DAA
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Tunis - Tunis
MSN:
402A-0009
YOM:
1969
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training flight out from Tunis-Carthage Airport. In unknown circumstances, the twin engine airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in the Djebel Zaghouan, southwest of the city of Zaghouan. Both pilots were killed.

Crash of a Douglas DC-7CF in Abidjan

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1970 at 1445 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VR-BCT
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kinshasa – Abidjan – Dakar – Agadir – Basel – Liverpool
MSN:
44875/668
YOM:
1956
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a ferry flight from Kinshasa to Liverpool with several intermediate stops in Abidjan, Dakar, Agadir and Basel. The purpose of the flight was for maintenance as the n°4 engine was inoperative. En route, while cruising on the three remaining engines, the crew informed ATC that the engine n°3 caught fire. While descending to an altitude of 6,000 feet, the engine n°3 exploded and detached. The crew continued the approach but was unable to lower the undercarriage. A belly landing was completed at Abidjan Airport and the airplane slid on several dozen meters before coming to rest. All four crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Fire and explosion on engine n°3 which detached in flight.

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander in the Busira River

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1970
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
9Q-CTS
MSN:
607
YOM:
1970
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the Busira River. Occupant's fate unknown.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24B in Cairo: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1970
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
SU-ANZ
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Cairo - Cairo
MSN:
57302007
YOM:
1965
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew (one instructeur, a captain and a copilot under supervision) was engaged in a local training flight at Cairo-Intl Airport. Following five successful touch-and-goes, the crew initiated a sixth manoeuvre during which the pilot under training was supposed to perform a complete stop on the runway then to increase power and initiate a take off with one engine inoperative. After liftoff, while climbing to a height of some 50 meters, the airplane banked right to an angle of 90° then crashed by the runway shoulder. The airplane was destroyed and all three crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the pilot-in-command failed to observe the takeoff procedures and adopted a wrong takeoff configuration. The lack of supervision on part of the instructor and the captain was considered as a contributing factor.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-50-CU Commando in Mbuji-Mayi

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1970
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
9T-PLK
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
30483
YOM:
1944
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed upon landing for undetermined reason. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Pilatus PC-6/B1-H2 Turbo Porter in Libya: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1970
Operator:
Registration:
HB-FCW
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
638
YOM:
1967
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While taking off from an airstrip located somewhere in the Libyan Desert, the single engine aircraft crashed and burst into flames. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot, sole on board, was killed. Owned by Pilatus, the airplane was operated for Air Libya.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-104A in Tripoli: 13 killed

Date & Time: Jun 1, 1970 at 0512 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
OK-NDD
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Prague - Tripoli
MSN:
9 66 018 03
YOM:
1959
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Circumstances:
On final approach to runway 18, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions and poor visibility due to fog. Unable to establish a visual contact with the runway, the captain decided to make a go-around. Few minutes later, a second attempt to land on runway 18 was also abandoned for the same reason. In such conditions, the crew decided to change the circuit and initiated an approach from the south to runway 36. At a speed of 350 km/h, the airplane struck the ground and crashed in flames about 5,5 km short of runway threshold. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 13 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The crew continued the approach at an insufficient altitude in reduced visibility.

Crash of a Vickers 785D Viscount in Mogadishu: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 6, 1970
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
6O-AAJ
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
379
YOM:
1958
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
26
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Aircraft flight hours:
26135
Aircraft flight cycles:
22100
Circumstances:
A fire erupted under the cabin floor on final approach and the pilots experienced a complete loss of control. However, the airplane continued the approach and landed hard, nose first, on runway 24 at a speed of 130 knots. On impact, the nose gear was torn off and the airplane slid for 900 meters before coming to rest in flames. 25 occupants were injured while five children remained in the cabin and died.
Probable cause:
Intense fire of unknown nature and origin (beneath the floor at row 6) which probably resulted in loss of flight controls.

Crash of a Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III in Casablanca: 61 killed

Date & Time: Apr 1, 1970 at 0945 LT
Operator:
Registration:
CN-CCV
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Agadir - Casablanca - Paris
MSN:
32
YOM:
1960
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
76
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
61
Circumstances:
The airplane was completing a flight from Agadir to Paris with an intermediate stop in Casablanca. On final approach, the crew encountered unclear technical problems when the airplane lost height and crashed 2 km short of runway 35 threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and 61 occupants were killed while 21 other were injured.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the final approach was continued below the glide as a result of various problems. During the descent, the fire alarm connected to the right engine came on in the cockpit and the flight engineer immediately switched all the power of the hydraulic pumps on the engine that the captain was shutting down, which blocked the transfer actions until the power supply on the left engine would be reactivated. At impact, controls started to function again but it was too late for the pilot-in-command to expect recovery.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 200 in Lourenço Marques: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1970
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CR-AIB
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lourenço Marques - Lourenço Marques
MSN:
10205
YOM:
1962
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Aircraft flight hours:
14864
Aircraft flight cycles:
10147
Circumstances:
After overflying Lourenço Marques Airport's runway 23 at low speed with the right propeller feathered and the landing gear down, the airplane banked right and crashed in flames 450 meters to the right of the runway and 750 meters from the threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were killed.