Flugunfall 16 APR 1997 einer Lockheed C-130H Hercules 5U-MBD - Niamey Airport (NIM)
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Datum:Mittwoch 16 April 1997
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic C130 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed C-130H Hercules
Fluggesellschaft:Forces Armées Nigeriennes
Kennzeichen: 5U-MBD
Werknummer: 4829
Baujahr: 1979
Besatzung:Todesopfer: / Insassen:
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: / Insassen:
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 14 / Insassen:
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:ca 10 km SE of Niamey Airport (NIM) (   Niger)
Flugphase: Annäherung (APR)
Betriebsart:Militär
Flug von:Lome Airport (LFW/DXXX), Togo
Flug nach:Niamey Airport (NIM/DRRN), Niger
Unfallbericht:
Crashed near the village of Sorey with two engines on fire.

Informationsquelle:
» Voix du Sahel, Niamey - April 16, 1997


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Distance from Lome Airport to Niamey Airport as the crow flies is 816 km (510 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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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