Africa

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Berlin – Nicosia – Cairo

MSN:

57302009

YOM:

1965

Flight number:

MS749

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Circumstances:

Flight 749 took off from Nicosia at 15:49 for a flight to Cairo. Bad weather existed along the route and weather at destination Cairo was also worsening. The crew contacted Misrair Operations and requested information about possible airports for a diversion. The crew also reported they where flying in a thunderstorm with turbulent and icing conditions. One altimeter read 24000 feet while the other read 25000 feet, the magnetic compass was unserviceable and there was a crack in a cockpit window panel due to the thunderstorm. Possible like Alexandria, Port Said and El Arish were discussed, but the flight continued to Cairo. The flight was cleared for a runway 23 approach and landing, but nothing more was heard from the flight. The aircraft had crashed and caught fire 5 km from the runway.

Probable cause:

The accident arose from the descent of the aircraft below the safe flight altitude in the final approach and the impact of the port wing against the sand dunes lying to the northeast of the aerodrome. As a result the pilot lost control of his aircraft and hit the ground. It is probable that the cause of descent of the aircraft below the safe level was due to the change from IFR to VFR, taking into consideration that considerable time would have been needed for the pilot to have adapted to this change in the prevailing weather conditions.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-30-CU Commando in Bunia

Date & Time: Mar 6, 1966

Type of aircraft:

Curtiss C-46 Commando

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Registration:

SE-CFG

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Humanitarian

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Site:

Democratic Republic of Congo

MSN:

26710

YOM:

1943

Location:

Bunia

Orientale

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Aircraft flight hours:

11271

Circumstances:

The crew was completing a humanitarian flight on behalf of the United Nations Organization (UNO). On short final, the airplane was too low and struck a sand pile with its left main gear. The pilot-in-command continued the approach and completed the landing. After the aircraft was stopped, it was checked and eventually decided it was declared as damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Poor judgement on part of the crew who continued the final approach at an insufficient altitude.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24B in Luxor: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 2, 1966

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-24

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Registration:

SU-AOB

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Test

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Schedule:

Luxor - Luxor

MSN:

57302101

YOM:

1965

Location:

Luxor

Country:

Egypt

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Crashed in unknown circumstances near Luxor Airport while completing a local test flight. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas R4D-1 near Yaoundé: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 20, 1966

Type of aircraft:

Central African Air Force - Escadrille Centrafricaine

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Registration:

TL-KAA

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Flight Type:

Military

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Douala – Yaoundé

MSN:

9124

YOM:

1943

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Crashed in unknown circumstances while descending to Yaoundé Airport, killing all three crew members.

Crash of a Grumman G-44 Widgeon off Lagos

Date & Time: Nov 25, 1965 at 1905 LT

Type of aircraft:

Grumman G-44 Widgeon

Operator:

Registration:

N37187

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Private

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

MSN:

1237

YOM:

1942

Location:

Lagos

Country:

Nigeria

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Captain / Total flying hours:

4000

Captain / Total hours on type:

30.00

Circumstances:

While flying along the coast, one of the engine failed. The pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed into the sea off Lagos. The pilot was seriously injured while the aircraft sank and was lost.

Probable cause:

Due to lack of evidences, the exact cause of the engine failure could not be determined.

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Crash of a Douglas C-47B-1-DL in Obock: 30 killed

Date & Time: Nov 2, 1965

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Registration:

316410/F-SCJA

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Flight Type:

Military

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Djibouti – Obock

MSN:

20876

YOM:

1944

Location:

Obock

Country:

Djibouti

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On final approach to Obock Airstrip, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances short of runway threshold. All 5 crew members and 25 passengers were killed. The airplane was carrying members of a Handball team flying on behalf of the CIET 340, Centre d’Instruction des Équipages de Transport.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-1-DK in Gore: 17 killed

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1965

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Registration:

ET-ABI

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Addis Ababa - Gore

MSN:

12000

YOM:

1943

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Aircraft flight hours:

24409

Circumstances:

While approaching Gore Airstrip, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances few km from runway threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and all 17 occupants were killed.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12 in Cairo: 30 killed

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1965 at 0130 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-12

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Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

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Cairo – Aden

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Shortly after a night takeoff from Almaza Airport in Cairo, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed in flames near the airport. A crew member survived while all 30 other occupants were killed, 22 Egyptian soldiers and nine Russian crew members.

Probable cause:

It is believed the accident was the consequence of a crew error, possibly related to the flaps position.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in Nouakchott

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1965

Type of aircraft:

Compagnie Sénégalaise de Transports Aériens - COSETRA

Operator:

Registration:

6V-AAA

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Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Schedule:

Dakar – Nouakchott

MSN:

4351

YOM:

1941

Location:

Nouakchott

Nouakchott City District

Country:

Mauritania

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