Djibouti – Obock

On November 2, 1965 at 12:00 AM, Djibouti – Obock experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by French Air Force - Armée de l'Air, with the event recorded near Obock Obock.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

30 people were known to be on board, 30 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 25, passenger fatalities: 25, other fatalities: 0.

On final approach to Obock Airstrip, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances short of runway threshold. All 5 crew members and 25 passengers were killed. The airplane was carrying members of a Handball team flying on behalf of the CIET 340, Centre d’Instruction des Équipages de Transport.

Aircraft reference details include registration 316410/F-SCJA, MSN 20876, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 12.6708°, 43.1133°.