Narrative:
Engine problems forced the pilot to carry out an emergency landing. After touchdown one undercarriage leg collapsed after running through a hole. The airplane yawed and struck the ground, destroying the cockpit.
The airplane operated in on a United Nations support flight from Pisa, Italy to Léopoldville-N'Djili Airport (FIH), Congo (now Kinshasa).
» L'Unità 21 November 1961
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 17 November 1961 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar |
| Operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | MM52-6014 |
| MSN: | 10911 |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 2 Wright R-3350 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Kalungwi village ( Tanzania)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Entebbe Airport (EBB/HUEN), Uganda |
| Léopoldville-N'Djili Airport (FIH/FZAA), Congo (Democratic Republic) |
Engine problems forced the pilot to carry out an emergency landing. After touchdown one undercarriage leg collapsed after running through a hole. The airplane yawed and struck the ground, destroying the cockpit.
The airplane operated in on a United Nations support flight from Pisa, Italy to Léopoldville-N'Djili Airport (FIH), Congo (now Kinshasa).
Sources:
» Fairchild C-82 and C-119 / Alwyn T. Lloyd, Aerofax, 2005» L'Unità 21 November 1961
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Map
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 Entebbe Airport to Léopoldville-N'Djili Airport as the crow flies is 1942 km (1214 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Entebbe Airport to Léopoldville-N'Djili Airport as the crow flies is 1942 km (1214 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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