ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28975
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| Date: | Sunday 10 July 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Caudron C.444 Goéland |
| Owner/operator: | Union Aéromaritime de Transport - UAT |
| Registration: | F-AOMT |
| MSN: | 4/7269 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nikki, Borguland, French-West-Africa -
 Benin
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | LeBourget Airport, Paris, France (LBG/LFPB) |
| Nikki Airport, Nikki, Borguland,French West Africa | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-AOMT Caudron 444 Goeland (4/7269); first registered 25.8.36 (C of R 4836) Cie des Chargeurs Reunis, Paris/Cotonou. Operated by Union Aéromaritime de Transport on cargo/mail flights between Paris and French West Africa
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 10.7.38: On final approach to Nikki Airport, Nikki, Borguland, French West Africa, (now Benin) one of the engine exploded and caught fire. Pilot lost control of the aircraft and crashed on runway. Two crew members were killed while the third occupant was seriously injured.
Sources:
1. World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
2. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/f-aaaa.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_F-15.html
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-caudron-c440-goeland-nikki-2-killed
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Jul-2015 18:08 | TB | Updated [Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 17-Jul-2015 18:40 | TB | Updated [Cn, Location, Country, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2019 22:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2022 05:49 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
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