Accident
Last updated: 19 June 2013
Status:
Datum:16 APR 1997
Flugzeugtyp:Lockheed C-130H Hercules
Fluggesellschaft:Niger Air Force
Kennzeichen: 5U-MBD
Werknummer: 4829
Baujahr: 1979
Besatzung:Todesopfer: / Insassen:
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: / Insassen:
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 14 / Insassen:
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:ca 10 km from Niamey Airport (NIM) (Niger) show on map
Flugphase: Annäherung (APR)
Betriebsart:Militär
Flug von:Lome Airport (LFW/DXXX), Togo
Flug nach:Niamey Airport (NIM/DRRN), Niger
Unfallbericht:
Crashed with two engines on fire.

Informationsquelle:
» Voix du Sahel, Niamey - April 16, 1997

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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 Lome Airport to Niamey Airport as the crow flies is 816 km (510 miles).

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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