Date: | Sunday 11 June 2006 |
Time: | 18:30 |
Type: | Lockheed C-130H Hercules |
Owner/operator: | Force Aérienne Tchadienne |
Registration: | TT-PAF |
MSN: | 5141 |
Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Abéché Airport (AEH) -
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | N'Djamena Airport (NDJ/FTTJ) |
Destination airport: | Abéché Airport (AEH/FTTC) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The Hercules transport plane departed N'Djamena on a supply flight to Abéché where a number of Chadian troops were stationed. The airport at Abéché was closed at 18:00 but the Hercules arrived half an hour later. Reportedly the airplane left the runway, crashing into trees 150-200 m past the runway.
Sources:
Le crash d'un avion de l'armée tchadienne fait 5 morts et de nombreux blessés (L'Express 12-6-2006)
Location
Images:
photo (c) Mark Stanton; Abéché Airport (AEH/FTTC)
photo (c) Marcio Pragana Patriota; Abéché Airport (AEH/FTTC); 02 December 2009
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