Accident
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 24 APR 1969 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-47A-25-DL |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Ghana Airways |
| Kennzeichen: | 9G-AAF |
| Werknummer: | 9407 |
| Baujahr: | 1943 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 3 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 30 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 33 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | nahe Takoradi Airport (TKD) (Ghana)
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| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Accra-Kotoka Airport (ACC/DGAA), Ghana |
| Takoradi Airport (TKD/DGTK), Ghana |
Engine problems forced the crew to make a forced landing. Directional control was lost on finals and the DC-3 struck a high ground.
Informationsquelle:
» Chicago Tribune (25-4-1969)
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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 Accra-Kotoka Airport to Takoradi Airport as the crow flies is 194 km (121 miles).
Distance from Accra-Kotoka Airport to Takoradi Airport as the crow flies is 194 km (121 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.
