Descripción:
An Air Senegal DHC-6 Twin Otter (6V-ADE) collided in mid-air with a Gambia Airways NAMC YS-11 (C5-GAA) near Dakar's Yoff Airport in Senegal.
The Twin Otter was en route to Dakar and the flight was instructed to descend and maintain 3000 feet and report over the Dakar YF VOR. The YS-11 had just departed Dakar en route to Banjul, Gambia. The flight was instructed to climb to 2000 feet and intercept the radial 140 of the YF VOR.
Failure to respect the assigned altitude caused both planes to collide at 2700-2900 feet. The DHC-6 crashed into the sea, but the NAMC YS-11 managed to return to Dakar.
| Estado: | Accident Investigation report not yet completed, but information verified through authorities or other sources. |
| Fecha: | jueves 9 diciembre 1993 |
| Hora: | 18:39 |
| Tipo: |  NAMC YS-11-117 |
| Operador: | Gambia Airways |
| Registración: | C5-GAA |
| Numéro de série: | 2030 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1966-11-18 (27 years ) |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 34 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 38 |
| Víctimas de la colisión: | Fatalidades: 3 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Considerable |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | de la costa de Dakar-Yoff Airport (DKR) ( Senegal)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Dakar-Yoff Airport (DKR/GOOY), Senegal |
| Banjul-Yundum International Airport (BJL/GBYD), Gambia |
An Air Senegal DHC-6 Twin Otter (6V-ADE) collided in mid-air with a Gambia Airways NAMC YS-11 (C5-GAA) near Dakar's Yoff Airport in Senegal.
The Twin Otter was en route to Dakar and the flight was instructed to descend and maintain 3000 feet and report over the Dakar YF VOR. The YS-11 had just departed Dakar en route to Banjul, Gambia. The flight was instructed to climb to 2000 feet and intercept the radial 140 of the YF VOR.
Failure to respect the assigned altitude caused both planes to collide at 2700-2900 feet. The DHC-6 crashed into the sea, but the NAMC YS-11 managed to return to Dakar.
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Distance from Dakar-Yoff Airport to Banjul-Yundum International Airport as the crow flies is 179 km (112 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Dakar-Yoff Airport to Banjul-Yundum International Airport as the crow flies is 179 km (112 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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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