
Narrative:
A DHC-6 Twin Otter 400 crashed in a forest near Nanga Eboko, Cameroon. The aircraft was carrying Cameroon Oil Transportation Company (COTCO) personnel to Dompta.
Preliminary reports state that the aircraft departed Yaoundé-Nsimalen Airport at 12:46 hours on a flight to Dompta and Belabo. The flight was expected to arrive at Dompta at 14:34.
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| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Wednesday 11 May 2022 |
| Type: |  Viking DHC-6 Twin Otter 400 |
| Operator: | Caverton Helicopters (Cameroun) Ltd. |
| Registration: | TJ-TIM |
| MSN: | 934 |
| First flight: | 2015 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Nanga Eboko ( Cameroon)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Yaoundé-Nsimalen International Airport (NSI/FKYS), Cameroon |
| Dompta Airstrip, Cameroon |
A DHC-6 Twin Otter 400 crashed in a forest near Nanga Eboko, Cameroon. The aircraft was carrying Cameroon Oil Transportation Company (COTCO) personnel to Dompta.
Preliminary reports state that the aircraft departed Yaoundé-Nsimalen Airport at 12:46 hours on a flight to Dompta and Belabo. The flight was expected to arrive at Dompta at 14:34.
Sources:
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Yaoundé-Nsimalen International Airport to Dompta Airstrip as the crow flies is 554 km (346 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Yaoundé-Nsimalen International Airport to Dompta Airstrip as the crow flies is 554 km (346 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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DHC-6 Twin Otter
- 930+ built
- 284th loss
- 182nd fatal accident
- 60th worst accident (at the time)
- 61st worst accident (currently)
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