| Date: | Thursday 29 August 1974 |
| Time: | 16:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou |
| Owner/operator: | Masin Aircraft Co. |
| Registration: | N90569 |
| MSN: | 48 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2000 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Valence-Chabeuil Airport (VAF) -
 France
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Algiers-Dar el Beida Airport (ALG/DAAG) |
| Basel/Mulhouse Airport (BSL/LFSB) |
En route from Algiers to Basel the pilot reported a right hand engine failure and loss of hydraulic pressure. The crew was unable to lower the landing gear and carried out a forced landing near Valence-Chabeuil Airport (VAF), France.
Sources:
Wikileaks
DeHavilland Caribou Roster
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