De Havilland DH.104 Dove crash, May 1, 1954, Kahemba Band...
De Havilland DH.104 Dove accident on May 1, 1954 near Kahemba Bandundu, Democratic Republic of Congo with no fatalities. Cause: The windscreen wipers...
- Date: May 1, 1954
- Aircraft: De Havilland DH.104 Dove
- Location: Kahemba Bandundu, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The windscreen wipers failed in heavy rain on approach.
A SABENA de Havilland Dove crashed a few kilometres from Kahemba airfield while on approach, after its windscreen wipers failed in heavy rain. Nobody was hurt, but the aircraft was written off.