Vliegtuigongeval op 03 MAY 1963 met Douglas DC-6B F-BIAO - Mt. Cameroon
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Datum:vrijdag 3 mei 1963
Tijd:13:27 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas DC-6B
Luchtvaartmaatschappij:Air Afrique
Registratie: F-BIAO
Constructienummer: 45479/996
Bouwjaar: 1958
Motoren: 4 Pratt & Whitney R-2800
Bemanning:slachtoffers: 7 / inzittenden: 7
Passagiers:slachtoffers: 48 / inzittenden: 48
Totaal:slachtoffers: 55 / inzittenden: 55
Schade: Afgeschreven
Gevolgen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Plaats:Mt. Cameroon (   Kameroen)
Fase: Kruisvlucht (ENR)
Soort vlucht:Internationale lijnvlucht
Vliegveld van vertrek:Douala Airport (DLA/FKKD), Kameroen
Vliegveld van aankomst:Lagos/Ikeja International Airport (LOS/DNMM), Nigeria
Beschrijving:
The Air Afrique flight took off from Douala runway 12 at 13:16 GMT on an IFR flight plan to Lagos, cruising altitude 16500 feet. Last radio contact was with Kano at 13:25 when the crew estimated leaving the FIR around 13:38. Two minutes later the aircraft struck Mount Cameroon in a straight climb at 6500 feet (800 m below the peak).

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was caused by a lack of caution on the part of the pilot-in-command who deliberately selected a route which led the aircraft into a dangerous and even prohibited sector at too low an altitude. Also, he neglected his navigation and transferred to instrument flight when approaching the mountain range."

Bronnen:
» ICAO Accident Digest No.15 - Volume I, Circular 78-AN/66 (51-58)


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photo of Douglas-DC-6B-F-BIAO
accident date: 03-05-1963
type: Douglas DC-6B
registration: F-BIAO
 

Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Douala Airport en Lagos/Ikeja International Airport bedraagt 760 km (475 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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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