Flugunfall 08 DEC 1950 einer Douglas C-54A-DO (DC-4) F-BELB - Bangui Airport (BGF)
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Datum:Freitag 8 Dezember 1950
Zeit:19:37
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic DC4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-54A-DO (DC-4)
Fluggesellschaft:Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux - TAI
Kennzeichen: F-BELB
Werknummer: 3084
Baujahr: 1943
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 6
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 43 / Insassen: 50
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 46 / Insassen: 56
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:16 km (10 Meilen) S of Bangui Airport (BGF) (   Zentralafrika)
Flugphase: Anfangssteigflug (ICL)
Betriebsart:Internationaler Linienflug
Flug von:Bangui Airport (BGF/FEFF), Zentralafrika
Flug nach:Dar es Salaam International Airport (DAR/HTDA), Tansania
Unfallbericht:
The aircraft flew into high ground, some 4 minutes after takeoff from Bangui.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "Ignorance by the crew of the topography of the surrounding area; the adoption of an excessively low rate of climb following a takeoff at night in a little known region; and premature change of heading."

Informationsquelle:
» Journal Officiel de la République Française 27-12-1950


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Distance from Bangui Airport to Dar es Salaam International Airport as the crow flies is 2603 km (1627 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.

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