Accident Sikorsky S-55 OO-CWE,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17138
 
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Date:Monday 27 January 1958
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic S55P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky S-55
Owner/operator:Gouvernement General du Congo Belge
Registration: OO-CWE
MSN: 55.825
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mossenjo -   Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed in jungle. Two crew, three passengers.

Sources:

Belgian Civil Aircraft since 1920 / J.Appleton and A. Thys, 1980 (ISBN 0 904597 25 3)
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00010883/02478/3

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Apr-2008 07:00 ASN archive Added
19-Jan-2016 19:20 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative]
19-Jan-2016 19:20 TB Updated [Source]

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