Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, May 2, 1950, Tenkodog...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on May 2, 1950 near Tenkodogo Boulgou (Tenkodogo), Burkina Faso with no fatalities.
- Date: May 2, 1950
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Tenkodogo Boulgou (Tenkodogo), Burkina Faso
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
The French government DC 3 was carrying the High Commissioner of France in Cameroun and his family when it lost its bearings in poor weather southeast of Ouagadougou on 2 May 1950. The captain attempted an emergency landing in a desert area near Tenkodogo. All 13 occupants were injured and later rescued, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.