ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41540
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 August 1999 |
| Time: | 20:05 |
| Type: |  Cessna 414 |
| Owner/operator: | Gibalco Air Services |
| Registration: | N373BC |
| MSN: | 414-0411 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 4 km from Roberts Int'l (ROB), Monrovia -
 Liberia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Harper, Liberia |
| Roberts International Airport, Monrovia (ROB/GLRB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On August 10, 1999, at 2005 local time (GMT), a Cessna 414 twin engine airplane, N373BC, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during approach to the Roberts International Airport, near Monrovia, Liberia. The commercial pilot and the 5 passengers (Liberian Police personnel) were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to LIEB Link Air Services Inc., of Wilmington, Delaware, and operated by Gibalco Air Services of Monrovia, Liberia. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the charter flight, which originated from Harper, Liberia, approximately 45 minutes prior to the accident.
Officials reported that the accident occurred while the airplane was on approach to land at the Roberts International Airport, located approximately 25 miles east of the capital city of Monrovia. The wreckage of the airplane was located approximately 2 1/2 miles from the runway's threshold. Impact forces and fire destroyed the airplane.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: FTW99RA217 at http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X19537
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=373BC
7. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/corporate-aviation-accidents-and-incidents-1999-turbine-powered-66404/
AFM February 2000, p76
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Oct-2017 08:58 | TB | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2018 19:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2018 12:55 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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