- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: February 07, 1953
Time: 1028
Location: Bordeaux, France
Operator: UTA
Flight #: ?
Route: Abidjan - Bordeaux
AC Type: Douglas C-54A-5-DC
Registration: F-BFGR
cn / ln: 10290
Aboard: 19   (passengers:13  crew:6)
Fatalities: 9   (passengers:3  crew:6)
Ground: 0
Summary: Crashed into a grove of small trees and burst into flames while trying to land in heavy fog. Misjudgement by the pilot. Wrong altimeter setting.
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