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.
Other Douglas DC-4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1969 | Douglas DC-4 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | US Airways Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 11 Jan 1968 | Douglas DC-4 | Managua, Other-Foreign Countries | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1967 | Douglas DC-4 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | US Border Patr | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1966 | Douglas DC-4 | Ft Lauderdale Fla, Florida, United States | Joseph Cotler | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1964 | Douglas DC-4 | Tangra Greece, Europe | FAA | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1964 | Douglas DC-4 | Boston Mass, Massachusetts, United States | Slick Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 1969 | Sikorsky S-62A | Dakar, Africa | World Wide HEL | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1969 | Beechcraft D18S | Zuetina, Africa | Air Libya | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Bulawayo, Africa | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1969 | Boeing C-97 | Nigeria, Africa | Flight Test RE | Fatal | 5 |
| 2 Apr 1968 | Douglas DC-3 | Trigol, Africa | U S AID | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 185A | Bengazi, Africa | American Overs | No injuries | - |