Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jul 18, 1995 (36 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on July 18, 1995 near Antananarivo-Ivato, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar with 36 fatalities. Cause: Double...
- Date: July 18, 1995
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Antananarivo-Ivato, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
- Fatalities: 36
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Double engine failure on approach, probably caused by fuel exhaustion.
A military-operated DC-3 returning from a humanitarian medical mission in Maintirano lost both engines on approach to Antananarivo-Ivato and stalled about 500 metres short of the runway. Most occupants were doctors, dentists and nurses from La Reunion, and the aircraft also carried a dual civil and military registration. Sources differ on the exact casualty breakdown.