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The twin engine airplane departed Yaoundé at 1246LT on a charter flight to Dompta and Belabo, carrying 9 employees of the Cameroon Oil Transportation Company (COTCO) and two crew members. En route, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near the village of Nanga Eboko. All 11 occupants were killed.

Crash of an Avro 748-2B-435 in Yaoundé: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1989 at 2119 LT

Type of aircraft:

Avro 748

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Registration:

TJ-CCF

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Douala – Yaoundé

MSN:

1804

YOM:

1985

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Following an uneventful flight from Douala, the crew started the approach to Yaoundé-Nsimalen Airport by night and poor weather conditions. On final, due to poor visibility, the crew was unable to locate the runway and decided to initiate a go-around. During the next hour, the crew attempted four times to land, without success. Eventually, the captain elected to land in difficult conditions. On final, the aircraft was too high and landed too far down a wet runway, about 400 meters before the runway end. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran and crashed in a ditch. Both pilots and a passenger were killed.

Probable cause:

Wrong approach configuration on part of the crew. Lack of visibility and wet runway surface (poor braking action) were considered as contributing factors.

Crash of a Douglas R4D-1 near Yaoundé: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 20, 1966

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Operator:

Central African Air Force - Escadrille Centrafricaine

Registration:

TL-KAA

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Douala – Yaoundé

MSN:

9124

YOM:

1943

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Crashed in unknown circumstances while descending to Yaoundé Airport, killing all three crew members.

Crash of a Boeing B-17G-105-VE Flying Fortress near Yaoundé: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 11, 1949

Type of aircraft:

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

Operator:

Registration:

F-BEEB

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Topographic

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Douala – Entebbe

MSN:

8642

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En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with turbulences. The aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in an open field. All five crew members were killed. It was reported that the pilot may have lost the control of the aircraft when the cargo shifted while flying in severe turbulences.

Crash of an AAC.1 Toucan near Eséka: 13 killed

Date & Time: Jul 1, 1947

Type of aircraft:

AAC.1 Toucan

Operator:

Registration:

F-BALF

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Mountains

Schedule:

Bangui – Yaoundé – Douala

MSN:

091

Flight number:

AF632

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While cruising in marginal weather conditions, the three engine aircraft impacted the slope of a mountain located near Eséka. All 13 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Louis Coupvent, pilot,
Robert Ferrisse, radio navigator,
Frank Malaret, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.