UNK69X0149

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing C-97 · Nigeria, Nicaragua · September 26, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 26, 1969
Place
Nigeria, Nicaragua · NIGERIA, Nigeria
Injuries
5 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N52676Boeing C-97
Status
Completed · report February 15, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
148009

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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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6-0037  69/9/26    NIGERIA,AFRICA      BOEING C-97         CR-  5  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1840                    N52676              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ULI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAO TUME                    NIGERIA,AFRICA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N52676
Reported as
Boeing C-97
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Uli

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.