ASN Aircraft accident Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter N52676 Uli Airstrip

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Status:	Information verified through authorities or other official sources.
Date:	Friday 26 September 1969
Type:	Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter
Operator:	Nordchurchaid
Registration:	N52676
MSN:	16707
First flight:
Crew:	Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:	Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage:	Damaged beyond repair
Location:	Uli Airstrip ( Nigeria)
Phase:	Approach (APR)
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	São Tomé Island Airport (TMS/FPST), São Tomé and Príncipe
Destination airport:	Uli Airstrip, Nigeria

Narrative:
Collided with trees and crashed while on final approach to Uli.

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.

Sources:

» NTSB

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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 São Tomé Island Airport to Uli Airstrip as the crow flies is 602 km (376 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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