ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47 Dakota IV 6843 Bloemfontein
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Date:Sunday 20 September 1987
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47 Dakota IV
Operator:South African Air Force - SAAF
Registration: 6843
MSN: 25609/14164
First flight: 1944
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Bloemfontein (   South Africa)
Phase: Unknown (UNK)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Forced landing in a field along the N1 freeway following an engine fire.

Classification:
Engine fire
Forced landing outside airport

Sources:
» saairforce.co.za
» Flight International 14 May 1988


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