Status: | |
Datum: | Sonntag 21 November 1976 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules |
Fluggesellschaft: | Pacific Western Airlines |
Kennzeichen: | C-FPWX |
Werknummer: | 4361 |
Baujahr: | 1969 |
Triebwerk: | 4 Allison 501-D22A |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 5 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 1 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 5 / Insassen: 6 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | nahe Kisangani ( Kongo/Kinshasa)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
Flug von: | Oostende Airport (OST/EBOS), Belgien |
Flug nach: | Lubumbashi-Karavia Airport (FZQO), Kongo/Kinshasa |
Unfallbericht:The crew tried to land the aircraft in a clearing when the right wing struck a 30 m high tree. Part of the wing was sheared off, and the aircraft impacted other trees and small termite mounts before colliding with a big termite mount.
The airplane carried power plant machinery.
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Toledo Blade - Nov 23, 1976
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accident date:
21-11-1976type: Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules
registration: C-FPWX
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.