- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | May 15, 1960 |
Time: | 2257 |
Location: | Jebel Marra, Sudan |
Operator: | Balair |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Niamey - Khartoum |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-4-1009 |
Registration: | HB-ILA |
cn / ln: | 43072 |
Aboard: | 12 (passengers:5 crew:7) |
Fatalities: | 12 (passengers:5 crew:7) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Crashed into 8,000 ft. Mt. Marra. Navigation error by the crew who were using an astrofix to estimate their position. |
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