Narrative:
Crashed into a 4600 feet high mountain.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 24 January 1950 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Société Transatlantique Aérienne - STA |
| Registration: | F-BFGD |
| MSN: | 10046 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 48 km (30 mls) W of Tamatave ( Madagascar)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Antananarivo-Arivonimamo Airport (TNR/FMMA), Madagascar |
| Tamatave Airport (TMM/FMMT), Madagascar |
Crashed into a 4600 feet high mountain.
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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 Antananarivo-Arivonimamo Airport to Tamatave Airport as the crow flies is 254 km (159 miles).
Distance from Antananarivo-Arivonimamo Airport to Tamatave Airport as the crow flies is 254 km (159 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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