Crash of a Douglas C-47A-75-DL near Mueda

Date & Time: May 6, 1974 at 1358 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
6175
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Nangade - Nampula
MSN:
19393
YOM:
1944
Location:
Mueda
Cabo Delgado
Country:
Mozambique
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Nangade to Nampula, the airplane was hit by a SAM-7 missile (Strella) that struck the right engine. The crew decided to divert to Mueda but was eventually forced to attempt an emergency landing on the short training runway of Nacatári-Chapa. After landing, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance (too short runway), overran and came to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Shot down by ground fire.

Crash of a Rockwell 500S Shrike Commander in Mueda: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Rockwell Shrike Commander 500
Operator:
Registration:
CR-AOC
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Porto Amélia - Mueda
MSN:
500-3136
YOM:
1972
Location:
Mueda
Cabo Delgado
Country:
Mozambique
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On final approach to Mueda Airstrip by night, the twin engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and the pilot, sole on board, was killed. He was completing a ferry flight from Porto Amélia and the aircraft was operated by Empresa de Transportes Aéreos de Porto Amélia (ETAPA).

Crash of a Douglas VC-47B in Vila Cabral

Date & Time: Jan 8, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
6162
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Mueda - Vila Cabral
MSN:
14134/25579
YOM:
1944
Location:
Lichinga
Niassa
Country:
Mozambique
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Vila Cabral, the airplane was shot down by ground fire and crash landed. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire on approach.

Crash of a Nord 2502F Noratlas in Mueda: 11 killed

Date & Time: May 2, 1973 at 1830 LT
Type of aircraft:
Nord 2501 Noratlas
Operator:
Registration:
6411
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Porto Amélia - Mueda
MSN:
F.5
YOM:
1953
Location:
Mueda
Cabo Delgado
Country:
Mozambique
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
On approach to Mueda Airport, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions with low clouds and limited visibility. The pilot-in-command descended too low on final when the airplane struck the ground and crashed short of runway 16 threshold. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 11 occupants were killed, among them two civilians and two officers.
Probable cause:
Too low approach in marginal weather conditions.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-20-DK in Mueda: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 21, 1968
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
6167
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Tete - Mueda
MSN:
13018
YOM:
1944
Location:
Mueda
Cabo Delgado
Country:
Mozambique
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
On approach to Mueda, the airplane was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed in flames few km short of runway. All three crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a surface-to-air missile.
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