Date: | Monday 10 June 2013 |
Time: | 10:00 |
Type: | Cessna 208 Caravan I |
Owner/operator: | CotonTchad |
Registration: | TT-BAU |
MSN: | 20800045 |
Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | ca 1 km from N'Gaoundéré Airport (NGE) -
Cameroon
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | Moundou Airport (MQQ/FTTD) |
Destination airport: | Douala Airport (DLA/FKKD) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The airplane, a Cessna 208 Caravan I, was en route from Thad to Cameroon flying at 3000 feet when the engine lost power.
The aircraft impacted terrain during an attempted diversion to N'Gaoundere Airport, Cameroon. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and one of the two pilots onboard received fatal injuries. The remaining four occupants were hospitalized with undisclosed injuries.
Sources:
Le Messager La Nouvelle Expression
Location
Images:
photo (c) BISSE BELL Raymond; N'Gaoundéré Airport (NGE); 01 July 2013
photo (c) BISSE BELL Raymond; N'Gaoundéré Airport (NGE); 01 July 2013
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