ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed 14-H2 Super Electra CR-AAV Quelimane Airport (UEL)

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Status:
Date:	Wednesday 23 February 1944
Type:	Lockheed 14-H2 Super Electra
Operator:	DETA Moçambique Airlines
Registration:	CR-AAV
MSN:	1507
First flight:	1940
Crew:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:	Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Total:	Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13
Aircraft damage:	Damaged beyond repair
Location:	Quelimane Airport (UEL) ( Mozambique)
Phase:	Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:	Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	Quelimane Airport (UEL/FQQL), Mozambique
Destination airport:	Lourenço Marques Airport (MPM/FQMA), Mozambique

Narrative:
The Super Electra named "Limpopo" crashed on takeoff. All on board were killed. Pilot was Francisco Pinto Teixeira.

Sources:

» voandoemmozambique.blogspot.com
» The Lockheed Twins / Peter J Marson

Photos

photo of Lockheed-14-H2-Super-Electra-CR-AAV

accident date: 23-02-1944
type: Lockheed 14-H2 Super Electra
registration: CR-AAV

Map

This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Quelimane Airport to Lourenço Marques Airport as the crow flies is 996 km (623 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.

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