Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jul 10, 1986 (17 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on July 10, 1986 near Maputo, Maputo City District, Mozambique with 17 fatalities. Cause: Engine failure during...
- Date: July 10, 1986
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Maputo, Maputo City District, Mozambique
- Fatalities: 17
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine failure during initial climb, cause unknown
A Zimbabwe Air Force Douglas C-47 crashed shortly after takeoff on 10 July 1986 when an engine failed during the initial climb and the aircraft stalled. Seventeen of the 22 occupants were killed, five were injured, and the aircraft was destroyed.