Descripción:
The aircraft flew into high ground, some 4 minutes after takeoff from Bangui.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Ignorance by the crew of the topography of the surrounding area; the adoption of an excessively low rate of climb following a takeoff at night in a little known region; and premature change of heading."
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | viernes 8 diciembre 1950 |
| Hora: | 19:37 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-54A-DO (DC-4) |
| Operador: | Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux - TAI |
| Registración: | F-BELB |
| Numéro de série: | 3084 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1943 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 6 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 43 / Ocupantes: 50 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 46 / Ocupantes: 56 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 16 km (10 milles) S of Bangui Airport (BGF) ( República Centroafricana)
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| Fase: | Ascenso Inicial (ICL) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Bangui Airport (BGF/FEFF), República Centroafricana |
| Dar es Salaam International Airport (DAR/HTDA), Tanzania |
The aircraft flew into high ground, some 4 minutes after takeoff from Bangui.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Ignorance by the crew of the topography of the surrounding area; the adoption of an excessively low rate of climb following a takeoff at night in a little known region; and premature change of heading."
Fuentes:
» Journal Officiel de la République Française 27-12-1950Fotos
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Distance from Bangui Airport to Dar es Salaam International Airport as the crow flies is 2603 km (1627 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Bangui Airport to Dar es Salaam International Airport as the crow flies is 2603 km (1627 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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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