Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Feb 4, 1949 (1 killed), Cas...
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on February 4, 1949 near Castel Benito (Qaser Bin Ghashir) Tripoli, Libya with 1 fatality. Cause: Pilot did not...
- Date: February 4, 1949
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Castel Benito (Qaser Bin Ghashir) Tripoli, Libya
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot did not maintain a safe height on the remaining engines after power was lost on two engines during the approach
A Skyways of London Douglas C 54 chartered to carry personnel from Nairobi toward London crashed on approach to Tripoli Castel Benito Airport on 4 February 1949, in heavy rain. One crew member was killed and others were injured.