ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 TJ-CBC Bafoussam Airport (BFX)
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Date:Saturday 31 October 1981
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Operator:Cameroon Airlines
Registration: TJ-CBC
MSN: 416
First flight: 1974
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 22
Total:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 24
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Bafoussam Airport (BFX) (   Cameroon)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Bafoussam Airport (BFX/FKKU), Cameroon
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
The Twin Otter lost altitude after reaching just 15 m on takeoff. The aircraft couldn't be stopped on the remaining runway and overshot by 43 m.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: Overloaded. Factors were a.o. misjudged distance and speed and an inadequate pre-flight planning.

Classification:
Overloaded
Runway excursion (overrun)

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