ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3) N481F Tombouctou
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Date:xx xxx 1973
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3)
Operator:Ray Geophysical
Registration: N481F
MSN: 26461/15016
First flight: 1944
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:N of Tombouctou (   Mali)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Tombouctou Airport (TOM/GATB), Mali
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
The C-47 transport plane was contracted to Ray Geophysical and operated on behalf of Texaco to transport oil exploration crew and supplies to and from desert oil exploration areas.
The aircraft lost engine power on one engine and came down just north of Tombouctou. There were two pilots and four or five passengers on board. All were unhurt except for one passenger had a minor injury to his leg when a part of the cargo hit him. The wings hit trees when the aircraft crash landed and the fuel in the wings caught fire. The pilots escaped by their roof emergency exit and they pulled the side cargo door open enough for the passengers to get out.

Sources:
» Trevor Coleman (E-mail 11-4-2016)


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photo of Douglas-C-47B-N481F
accident date: ??-??-1973
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: N481F
 
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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