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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.

Crash of a Bristol 130 Bombay I in Kano

Date & Time: May 6, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 130 Bombay
Operator:
Registration:
L5823
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
SH.16
YOM:
1939
Location:
Kano
Kano
Country:
Nigeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing at Kano Airport, the airplane was caught by strong crosswinds. It veered off runway, hit a ditch and lost an undercarriage before coming to rest. All five crew members from the 216th Squadron escaped uninjured.
Probable cause:
Loss of control upon control due to strong crosswinds.
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