Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Nov 25, 1991 (1 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on November 25, 1991 near Vila de Sena, Sofala, Mozambique with 1 fatality. Cause: Not determined. Sources...
- Date: November 25, 1991
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Vila de Sena, Sofala, Mozambique
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. Sources describe a stall after the aircraft struck trees while the captain corrected a drift during a low approach.
A Scan Transportes Aereos C-47 on a cargo flight from Beira to Vila de Sena drifted during a low approach to a grass airstrip in a combat area. While the captain corrected the drift the aircraft struck trees, stalled and crashed into the Zambezi River. One crew member was killed and two were rescued. The sources differ on the exact manoeuvre, and no investigation report was found.