Accident description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 06 NOV 1952 |
| Type: | Douglas C-54B-1-DC |
| Operator: | Union Aéromaritime de Transport |
| Registration: | F-BFVO |
| C/n / msn: | 10498 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Lake Chad (Chad)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Fort Lamy Airport (NDJ/FTTJ), Chad |
| Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Lebanon |
Crashed.
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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 Fort Lamy Airport to Beirut International Airport as the crow flies is 3163 km (1977 miles).
Distance from Fort Lamy Airport to Beirut International Airport as the crow flies is 3163 km (1977 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.
