5V-MAG — routes, history & safety record

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Safety history

January 24, 1974Accident
On approach to Sara Kawa Airport, at an altitude of 50 meters, the airplane nosed down and crashed 800 meters short of runway threshold. Both pilots and four passengers were killed while 13 other occupants were injured, among them The President of the Togolese Republic Gnassingbé Éyadéma and several high ranking officers.
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 6 fatalities
The exact cause of the accident was not determined. However, the Togolese Presidency did not rule out the assumption of sabotage. Full accident record