Douglas DC-4 crash, Nov 29, 1964 (6 killed), Kisangani Or...
Douglas DC-4 accident on November 29, 1964 near Kisangani Orientale, Democratic Republic of Congo with 6 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft struck an...
- Date: November 29, 1964
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-4
- Location: Kisangani Orientale, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The aircraft struck an empty fuel drum on the runway during takeoff. The impact tore away part of the right stabilizer and the aircraft could not be controlled.
An Air Congo Douglas DC4 on a charter domestic flight struck an empty fuel drum on the runway during its takeoff run at Stanleyville, now Kisangani, on 29 November 1964. It lost control, crashed beyond the runway end and burned. Six occupants were killed.