ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331530
| Date: | Friday 25 April 1969 |
| Time: | 15:23 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54B-20-DO (DC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | Pan African Airlines |
| Registration: | N3934C |
| MSN: | 27243 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 86 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | near Enugu -
 Nigeria
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Lagos/Ikeja International Airport (LOS/DNMM) |
| Enugu Airport (ENU/DNEN) |
While descending through 6500 feet, the DC-4 was hit by an anti-aircraft shell. A five foot hole on the starboard side of the plane caused five of the passengers to be injured. Due to undercarriage problems, the crew returned to Lagos where the plane landed safely following a free fall undercarriage extension.
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