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Crash of a Vickers Valetta C.1 in Zalingei

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Vickers Valetta
Operator:
Registration:
VW833
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kano – Al Fashir
MSN:
394
YOM:
6
Location:
Zalingei
Central Darfur
Country:
Sudan
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While cruising over the region of Zalingei, both engines stopped simultaneously. The pilot in command reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in a dry river located near Zalingei. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest. All six occupants were unhurt while the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure caused by a fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-85-DL in Tenkodogo

Date & Time: May 2, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
F-OAFP
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Government
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Desert
Schedule:
Yaoundé – Kano – Algiers – Paris
MSN:
20000
YOM:
1944
Location:
Tenkodogo
Boulgou (Tenkodogo)
Country:
Burkina Faso
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft was performing a flight from Yaoundé to Paris on behalf of the French Government, carrying Mr. André Soucadaux, High Commissioner of France in Cameroun, his wife and both children and his chief of cabinet. While cruising southeast of Ouagadougou, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and informed ground that he lost his orientation. Eventually, the captain attempted to make an emergency landing in a desert area located near Tenkodogo, about 140 km southeast of Ouagadougou. All 13 occupants were injured and later rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Douglas DC-4-1009 in Kano: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1948 at 0833 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-4
Operator:
Registration:
F-BBDC
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Lagos – Kano – Algiers – Paris
MSN:
42935
YOM:
1946
Location:
Kano
Kano
Country:
Nigeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Following the failure of the starter on engine number one, the crew was unable to restart this engine and received the authorization to perform an empty leg back to Paris for maintenance purposes. During the takeoff roll in Kano Airport, the aircraft went out of control and veered off runway before colliding with a BOAC technical hangar. A crew member was killed while five others were injured. The aircraft was destroyed. Pilots : Mr. Salvetat & Marchandise.
Probable cause:
Important skid marks were noted on the runway, coming from the nose wheel that was locked at the time of the accident. Apparently, the crew failed to follow the pre-flight checklist and did not realized the nose wheel was not configured for the takeoff procedure.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 Dakota III near Abeokuta: 23 killed

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1946 at 1315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
KG747
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Kano – Lagos
MSN:
13846/25291
YOM:
1944
Location:
Abeokuta
Ogun
Country:
Nigeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
16
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
23
Circumstances:
En route from Kano to Lagos, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low visibility and turbulence in cumulonimbus. To avoid this low pressure area, the captain decided to modify his route and reduced his altitude. Shortly later, the airplane hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area. All 22 occupants, among them four civilians, medical staff and engineers, were killed. A man on the ground was also killed.
Crew:
F/Lt James Henry Gilfillan, pilot,
W/O Cecil Brian Morgan, pilot,
F/O Colin Henry Lynch, navigator,
F/Sgt Colin David Brough, observer,
F/Sgt Roy Pitt, radio operator,
A1c Raymond William Peden.
Probable cause:
It was reported that the charts used by the crew were partially wrong and useless as the altitude mentioned were false.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando in Kano

Date & Time: Nov 23, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
42-101184
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
30639
YOM:
1944
Location:
Kano
Kano
Country:
Nigeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crash landed in Kano. No casualties.

Crash of a Bristol 130 Bombay I in Dawaki

Date & Time: Nov 20, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 130 Bombay
Operator:
Registration:
L5828
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Khartoum – Kano
MSN:
SH.21
YOM:
1939
Location:
Dawaki
Kano
Country:
Nigeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching Kano, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low visibility. The captain reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing when the aircraft collided with trees and crash landed in Dawaki, northwest of Kano. All four crew members escaped uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
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