F-BGNC

On August 9, 1969 at 12:00 AM, F-BGNC experienced a crash involving Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, operated by Catair, with the event recorded near Douala Littoral.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was cleared to start an ILS semi-direct approach to Douala Airport when contact was lost. The wreckage was found three days later in a prairie located 80 km northeast of Douala. The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all four crew members who were completing a cargo flight.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-BGNC, MSN 4512, year of manufacture 1953.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.0635°, 9.7017°.