ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 334471
| Date: | Sunday 9 June 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | KP-6/OT-CNW |
| MSN: | 20884 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Albertville Airport (FMI) -
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Albertville Airport (FMI/FZRF) |
The C-47B crashed on takeoff from Albertville (now) Kalemie. A propeller separated and sliced through the fuselage, killing the flight engineer. The airplane caught fire.
Sources:
Belgian Military Aircraft Database / Belgian Aviation History Association (BAHA)
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