Tadjoura - Djibouti City

On July 23, 1969 at 12:00 AM, Tadjoura - Djibouti City experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Air Djibouti, with the event recorded near Khor Ambadu Djibouti City District.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is other causes. After its departure from Tadjoura Airport, while cruising at a height of 300 feet, the aircraft struck a flock of birds (cranes). Some propeller blades detached while boths carburettors were blocked. Due to powerplant malfunction, the crew was forced to ditch the airplane some 14 km off Khor Ambadu. The crew of a merchant ship was quickly on the scene and able to rescue all four occupants while the aircraft sank and was lost. It was later reported that the cranes hit by the plane weighed at least six kilos each.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-OCKT, MSN 4495, year of manufacture 1942.