Yaoundé – Kano – Algiers – Paris

On May 2, 1950 at 12:00 AM, Yaoundé – Kano – Algiers – Paris experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by French Government, with the event recorded near Tenkodogo Boulgou (Tenkodogo).

The flight was categorized as government and the reported phase was flight at a desert crash site.

13 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 13 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: 10, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The aircraft was performing a flight from Yaoundé to Paris on behalf of the French Government, carrying Mr. André Soucadaux, High Commissioner of France in Cameroun, his wife and both children and his chief of cabinet. While cruising southeast of Ouagadougou, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and informed ground that he lost his orientation. Eventually, the captain attempted to make an emergency landing in a desert area located near Tenkodogo, about 140 km southeast of Ouagadougou. All 13 occupants were injured and later rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-OAFP, MSN 20000, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 11.7828°, -0.3651°.