Accident description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 10 NOV 1961 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47A-50-D |
| Operator: | Força Aérea Portuguesa |
| Registration: | 6154 |
| C/n / msn: | 10049 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Chitado (Angola) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Luanda Airport (LAD/FNLU), Angola |
| Nova Lisboa Airport (NOV/FNHU), Angola |
Crashed into terrain due to bad weather.
Sources:
» José Vilhena
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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 Luanda Airport to Nova Lisboa Airport as the crow flies is 517 km (323 miles).
Distance from Luanda Airport to Nova Lisboa Airport as the crow flies is 517 km (323 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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