Narrative:
The C-54 was practicing touch-and-goes from the North to the South at Noumea-Tontouta Airport, New Caledonia. After the tenth touch-and-go the airplane turned left and impacted Mt. Kokoréta at an altitude of 1002 meters.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 21 January 1982 |
| Time: | 21:04 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54E-15-DO (DC-4) |
| Operator: | Aéronavale |
| Registration: | 49148 |
| MSN: | 27374 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 10 km (6.3 mls) E of Noumea-Tontouta Airport (NOU) ( New Caledonia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nouméa-Tontouta Airport (NOU/NWWW), New Caledonia |
| Nouméa-Tontouta Airport (NOU/NWWW), New Caledonia |
The C-54 was practicing touch-and-goes from the North to the South at Noumea-Tontouta Airport, New Caledonia. After the tenth touch-and-go the airplane turned left and impacted Mt. Kokoréta at an altitude of 1002 meters.
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