Narrative:
The Super Constellation cargo plane hit a ridge while on approach to Uli Airstrip. The Canadian crew of four was killed.
The aircraft was part of the Biafran Airlift, which was an international humanitarian relief effort that transported food and medicine to Biafra during the 1967-70 secession war from Nigeria.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 3 August 1969 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation |
| Operator: | Canairelief Air |
| Registration: | CF-NAJ |
| MSN: | 4828 |
| First flight: | 1957 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 15 km (9.4 mls) N of Uli Airstrip ( Nigeria)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Uli Airstrip, Nigeria |
The Super Constellation cargo plane hit a ridge while on approach to Uli Airstrip. The Canadian crew of four was killed.
The aircraft was part of the Biafran Airlift, which was an international humanitarian relief effort that transported food and medicine to Biafra during the 1967-70 secession war from Nigeria.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Biafra and The Presbyterian Church in Canada, 1966-1970 / by Peter BushPhotos
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