Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Apr 22, 1960 (35 killed), B...
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on April 22, 1960 near Bunia Orientale, Democratic Republic of Congo with 35 fatalities. Cause: The pilot continued the...
- Date: April 22, 1960
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Bunia Orientale, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fatalities: 35
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot continued the descent while the cloud base was too low and the aircraft struck Bogoro Peak.
A Sobelair Douglas C 54 (OO SBL) on a charter flight from Brussels struck Bogoro Peak while descending to Bunia in the Belgian Congo on 22 April 1960. All 35 people on board were killed. The pilot began the descent while the cloud base was too low.