Beira - Lourenço Marques

On June 13, 1967 at 10:00 PM, Beira - Lourenço Marques experienced a crash involving Nord 2501 Noratlas, operated by Portuguese Air Force - Força Aerea Portuguesa, with the event recorded near Xai-Xai Gaza.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

15 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 15 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 12, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While cruising by night on a flight from Beira to Lourenço Marques, the crew encountered technical problems and elected to make an emergency landing. The crew completed a belly landing on a beach located in Praia Sepúlveda, south of Xai-Xai. All 15 occupants escaped uninjured while the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration 6414, MSN 149, year of manufacture 1957.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -25.0696°, 33.6798°.