Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Dec 31, 1973, Tombouc...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on December 31, 1973 near Tombouctou Tombouctou, Mali with no fatalities.
- Date: December 31, 1973
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Tombouctou Tombouctou, Mali
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
A DC-3 owned by Ray Geophysical and registered N481F lost engine power on a flight in the desert near Tombouctou in Mali and crash landed in trees. All six occupants escaped, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair after catching fire. The exact date in 1973 is not documented.