- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: July 24, 1951
Time: 0545
Location: Gao, Mali
Operator: Sabena
Flight #: ?
Route: Brussels - Gao - Léopoldville
AC Type: Douglas DC-3
Registration: OO-CBA
cn / ln: 6327
Aboard: 3   (passengers:0  crew:3)
Fatalities: 3   (passengers:0  crew:3)
Ground: 0
Summary: The failure of the right engine during takeoff. A rupture of the hydraulic circuit with oil projection in the cockpit would have increased maneuver difficulties by restricting visibility in the cockpit
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