Accra – Léopoldville

On September 1, 1960 at 12:00 AM, Accra – Léopoldville experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-4, operated by Syrian Airways, with the event recorded near Mpouya Plateaux.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

14 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 14 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While performing a cargo flight from Accra to Léopoldville, the crew encountered technical problems with the engines and elected to make an emergency landing. Eventually, the captain decided to ditch the aircraft in the Congo River off Mpouya, about 230 km northeast of Léopoldville. While the aircraft sank and was lost, all 14 occupants were rescued.

Aircraft reference details include registration YK-AAR, MSN 43097, year of manufacture 1947.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -2.6150°, 16.2129°.