Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Sep 5, 1961 (5 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on September 5, 1961 near Sendafa Oromia, Ethiopia with 5 fatalities. Cause: Propeller malfunction shortly after...
- Date: September 5, 1961
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Sendafa Oromia, Ethiopia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Propeller malfunction shortly after takeoff.
An Ethiopian Airlines Douglas C 47 bound for Asmara crashed south of Sendafa shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa on 5 September 1961 following a propeller malfunction. Five of the 19 people on board were killed and the aircraft was written off.