Accident
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 28 FEB 1971 |
| Type: | Douglas C-54A-DO |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Air Afrique |
| Registratie: | TT-DAA |
| Constructienummer: | 3096 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1943 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 1 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 4 km (2.5 mijl) van Fort-Archambault Airport (SRH) (Tsjaad) |
| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | ? |
| Fort-Archambault Airport (SRH/FTTH), Tsjaad |
The freighter aircraft crashed into the ground, 2,5 miles short of the runway of Fort-Archambault (now Sarh) Airport when the pilot believed he was at 500 feet.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Radio altimeter inoperative; faulty reading of altimeter possible due to pilot fatigue.
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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.
