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While approaching Booué Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. As a landing was impossible in such conditions, the crew decided to return to Libreville but en route, ATC confirmed that weather was poor and the crew decided to divert to La Lopé Airport. After landing on a wet runway surface (La Lopé runway is 800 metres long), the aircraft encountered difficulties to stop within the remaining distance and overran. While contacting soft ground, the nose gear collapsed then the aircraft rolled for about 50 metres before coming to rest in a rocky area. All 16 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Cessna 404 Titan near Ayem: 12 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1982

Type of aircraft:

Cessna 404 Titan

Operator:

Registration:

TR-LYQ

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Booué - Ndjolé - Libreville

MSN:

404-0425

YOM:

1978

Location:

Ayem

Ogooué-Ivindo (Makokou)

Country:

Gabon

Region:

Africa

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Circumstances:

On the leg from Booué to Ndjolé on a flight to Libreville, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in an uninhabited area located in the region of Ayem. The wreckage was found in the north part of the Okanda National Reserve. All 12 occupants were killed. The exact circumstances of the accident remains unknown.