Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Tuesday 24 July 1951 |
Time: | 05:45 UTC |
Type: | Douglas DC-3-455 |
Operator: | Sabena |
Registration: | OO-CBA |
MSN: | 6327 |
First flight: | 1942 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | near Gao Airport (GAQ) ( Mali)
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Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Gao Airport (GAQ/GAGO), Mali |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Upon takeoff from runway 25 at Gao Airport, the DC-3 reached a height of about ten metres when it made a left hand turn of about 90 degrees. Slowly climbing to a height of thirty metres, the aircraft turned another 90 degrees, continuing downwind parallel to the runway. During a third left hand turn the aircraft sideslipped with the left hand wing contacting the ground. The aircraft then impacted the ground and a fire erupted.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the right engine at takeoff (traces of fire). A rupture of the hydraulic circuit with oil projection in the cockpit would have increased maneuver difficulties by restricting visibility in the cockpit"
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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.