F-BJHC

On August 1, 1981 at 12:00 AM, F-BJHC experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Hemet Exploration, with the event recorded near Beira Sofala.

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

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The aircraft was carrying three operators and three crew members on a local aerial photography mission on behalf of the Shell Oil Group. For such mission, the aircraft was equipped with a 30 meters long cable fixed to the tail and supporting a sensor system where various measurement equipment were fixed. En route, the crew was contacted by ATC to change heading when the airplane was hit by two surface-to-air SAM-7 missiles. One missile struck the tail and the second struck the left engine that exploded. Out of control, the aircraft entered a dive and crashed, killing all six occupants.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-BJHC, MSN 14311/25756, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -19.8473°, 34.8655°.