Narrative:
The Comet aircraft overran the Dakar runway on landing, crossed a sandy culvert and came to rest on its belly 126 feet past the runway end.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 25 June 1953 |
| Time: | 06:00 UTC |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-106 Comet 1A |
| Operator: | Union Aéromaritime de Transport |
| Registration: | F-BGSC |
| MSN: | 06019 |
| First flight: | 1953-04-15 (2 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Dakar-Yoff Airport (DKR) ( Senegal)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Paris (unknown airport), France |
| Dakar-Yoff Airport (DKR/GOOY), Senegal |
The Comet aircraft overran the Dakar runway on landing, crossed a sandy culvert and came to rest on its belly 126 feet past the runway end.
Classification:
Runway excursion
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