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Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander in Port Gentil

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
TR-LNF
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
16
YOM:
1968
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Suffered an accident at Port Gentil Airport. There were no injuries. The exact date remains unknown, somewhere during October 1974.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide in Libreville

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1961
Registration:
F-OBKH
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
6477
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed shortly after takeoff from Libreville Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all seven occupants were injured.

Crash of a Bloch MB.120 in Bitam: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
07
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Libreville - Gomé - Lambaréné - Booué - Bitam - Douala
MSN:
07
YOM:
1934
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a tour of Gabon to inspect various airfields, and departed Libreville on a flight to Douala with intermediate stops in Gomé, Lambaréné, Booué and Bitam. On board were four crew members and four passengers, among them Colonel Parant who wanted to visit the airfield of Bitam that was recently open to traffic. On final approach, the pilot failed to realize his altitude was too low when the undercarriage collided with a 40 cm high mound of earth located short of runway threshold. Upon impact, the airplane overturned and crashed upside down. Six occupants were slightly injured while Colonel Parant was seriously wounded. He died from injuries sustained on 15 March 1941.
Crew:
Lt Gaston Guigonis,
S/Lt Neumann,
Sgt/C. Nedey,
Sgt/C. Bezia.
Passengers:
Col Parant,
Gen Cisé,
Col Bizien,
Mr. Beraud.