5W-FAC

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Safety history

  • January 13, 1970Accident

    One minute after takeoff from Faleolo Airport, while climbing, the airplane entered a low pressure area with thunderstorm activity, rain falls, turbulences and windshear. The airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea few hundred yards offshore. It exploded while contacting the water surface and all 32 occupants were killed.

    Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 32 fatalities