- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | December 12, 1963 |
Time: | 1445 |
Location: | Gazni, Afghanistan |
Operator: | Trans Mediterranean Airways |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Kawait - Kabul |
AC Type: | Douglas C-54A |
Registration: | OD-AEB |
cn / ln: | 10424 |
Aboard: | 3 (passengers:0 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 3 (passengers:0 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The cargo plane struck a mountain while en route. A wrong estimation of the wind speed and direction resulted in a navigation error which brought the aircraft 42 nm from the approved air route. Possible contributing factors were: lack of weather forecast prior to takeoff, personal worries, fatigue and lack of oxygen, inadequate charts and maps. |
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