Status: | |
Date: | Sunday 10 November 1940 |
Type: | Lockheed 14-N2 Super Electra |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | AX688 |
MSN: | 1419 |
First flight: | 1938 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Nairobi ( Kenya)
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Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Nairobi (unknown airport), Kenya |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The Super Electra took off from Nairobi in strong winds and heavy rain. Turning to the left at 500 feet after takeoff the airplane stalled and entered a spin. It crashed and caught fire. All aboard were killed.
The airplane operated on a ferry flight from Germiston, South Africa to Cairo-Heliopolis Airport, Egypt via Dodoma, Tanzania and Nairobi.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
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rafcommands.com» The Lockheed Twins / P.J. Marsden
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.