UNK69X0118

NTSB accident investigation · Douglas DC-4 · Enugu, Nicaragua · April 25, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 25, 1969
Place
Enugu, Nicaragua · ENUGU, Nigeria
Injuries
2 serious, 4 minor, 81 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3934CDouglas DC-4
Status
Completed · report August 31, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
186157

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0075  69/4/25  NR.ENUGU,NIGERIA      DOUGLAS DC-4        CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1523                    N3934C              PX-  0  2 83  BUSINESS                  UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAGOS                      ENUGU,NIGERIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        REMARKS- HIT BY ANTI ACFT SHELL IN FUSELAGE.RET TO LAGOS. INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF NIGERIA.

Aircraft

Registration
N3934C
Reported as
Douglas DC-4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.