Narrative:
The DC-3 operated on a magnetometer survey, reportedly on charter to Shell Oil, near Beira and deviated from the original route after ATC instructions. The aircraft was then mistaken for a hostile transport and shot down by a ground-to-air missile.
Loss of control
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 1 August 1981 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Hémet Exploration |
| Registration: | F-BJHC |
| MSN: | 25756/14311 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Beira ( Mozambique)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Survey/research |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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The DC-3 operated on a magnetometer survey, reportedly on charter to Shell Oil, near Beira and deviated from the original route after ATC instructions. The aircraft was then mistaken for a hostile transport and shot down by a ground-to-air missile.
Classification:
Shot down from the groundLoss of control
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