Accident
Last updated: 18 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 01 SEP 1960 |
| Tipo: | Douglas DC-4-1009 |
| Operador: | Syrian Airways |
| Registración: | YK-AAR |
| Numéro de série: | 43097 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1947 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 14 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | River Congo (República Democrática del Congo) |
| Fase: | Desconocido (UNK) |
| Naturaleza: | Carga |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Accra-Kotoka Airport (ACC/DGAA), Ghana |
| Léopoldville-N'Djili Airport (FIH/FZAA), República Democrática del Congo |
The DC-4 was ditched in the Congo River, 135 miles NE of the destination Leopoldville. All occupants were rescued by a Congolese tug.
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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 Accra-Kotoka Airport to Léopoldville-N'Djili Airport as the crow flies is 2049 km (1280 miles).
Distance from Accra-Kotoka Airport to Léopoldville-N'Djili Airport as the crow flies is 2049 km (1280 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.
