Douglas DC-4 crash, Jun 14, 1950 (40 killed), Bahrain
Douglas DC-4 accident on June 14, 1950 near Bahrain with 40 fatalities. Cause: Pilot in command failed to adapt the timed approach procedure to the...
- Date: June 14, 1950
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-4
- Location: Bahrain
- Fatalities: 40
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot in command failed to adapt the timed approach procedure to the prevailing conditions
On a night approach to Bahrain, the Air France DC-4 F-BBDM Ciel de Gascogne hit the water a few hundred yards short of runway 29 and crashed into the Persian Gulf. Forty occupants died and the rest were rescued. The inquiry found that the pilot in command did not adapt the timed approach to the prevailing conditions.