Date & Time:
Nov 30, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Dewoitine D.338
Operator:
Lignes Aériennes Militaires (LAM)
Registration:
FL-ARI
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Damascus - Beirut - Cairo - Bangui - Brazzaville
MSN:
27
YOM:
1939
Country:
Central African Republic
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While descending to Bangui Airport, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crash landed. There were no fatalities. The airplane was written off. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown, somewhere in November 1942.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
