Aviation Crash Map

Douglas DC-4 N3934C

25 April 1969 · Enugu, Africa · Serious injuries

Summary

On 25 April 1969 at about 15:23 local time, a Douglas DC-4 registered N3934C was involved in an accident during in flight near Enugu, Africa. 87 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:23
Classification
Accident
Location
Enugu, Africa
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Douglas DC-4
Registration
N3934C
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
4
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Lagos → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
6-0075

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
87 0 2 4 81

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

HIT BY ANTI ACFT SHELL IN FUSELAGE.RET TO LAGOS.INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF NIGERIA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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All 15 records for this type

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All 38 records in Africa