| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 6 February 1980 |
| Type: |  Grumman American G-1159 Gulfstream II TT |
| Operator: | Gabon Government |
| Registration: | TR-KHB |
| MSN: | 127 |
| First flight: | 1973 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Ngaoundéré Airport (NGE) ( Cameroon)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Official state flight |
| Departure airport: | N'Djamena Airport (NDJ/FTTJ), Chad |
| N'Gaoundéré Airport (NGE/FKKN), Cameroon |
Crashed on approach. One of the passengers was René Journiac, French presidential adviser on Africa affairs. He was on his way to Libreville, Gabon.
Sources:
» The Spokesman-Review - Feb 8, 1980Photos
accident date: 06-02-1980
type: Grumman American G-1159 Gulfstream II TT
registration: TR-KHB
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Distance from N'Djamena Airport to N'Gaoundéré Airport as the crow flies is 552 km (345 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from N'Djamena Airport to N'Gaoundéré Airport as the crow flies is 552 km (345 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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