User:Cutlass/1974 Wenela Air Services DC-4 crash

On Apr 4, 1974 at 2:35 local time, a chartered DC-4 carrying miners crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 78 of the 83 passengers and crew on board the aircraft. The cause was determinined to be fuel contamination. The Avgas inside of the aircraft had been accidentally contaminated with 25-30% of Jet A1 (jet fuel), resulting in the engines losing power and the crash.

Quick links: https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-douglas-dc-4-gaborone-78-killed, https://flyvertossetsaviationblog.wordpress.com/2015/02/04/a-dangerous-mix/ (try to find original sources/investigation as WordPress isn't a reliable source), https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19740404-0, https://saamuseum.co.za/pdfs/Africair_Ndege_Ya_Wenela_by_Ken_Fuller.pdf