Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Apr 24, 1969 (1 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on April 24, 1969 near Takoradi Western, Ghana with 1 fatality. Cause: Simultaneous loss of both engines (per...
- Date: April 24, 1969
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Takoradi Western, Ghana
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Simultaneous loss of both engines (per input narrative)
A Ghana Airways Douglas C 47 lost both engines simultaneously on final approach to Takoradi. The captain made an emergency landing and the aircraft crash landed a few km short of the threshold. One passenger was killed and several others were injured.