Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 17 May 2000
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft 1900C-1
Owner/operator: Avirex
Registration Number: TR-LFK
Location: 2 km NE of Moanda Airport (MFF) –
ÿ Gabon
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Beechcraft 1900 aircraftBeechcraft 1900 aircraft
Category: Accident
A Beechcraft 1900 aircraft chartered by the Gabonese Power Supply Company (S.E.E.G.) crashed on approach to runway 14 due to adverse weather conditions, specifically fog and mist, resulting in a crash.A Beechcraft 1900 aircraft chartered by the Gabonese Power Supply Company (S.E.E.G.) crashed on approach to runway 14 due to adverse weather conditions, specifically fog and mist, resulting in a crash.
Description
The local Gabonese Power Supply Company (S.E.E.G.) chartered a Beechcraft 1900 plane from the Avirex company for a flight from Libreville to Moanda. Last contact with the flight was when the flight was cleared to 4100 feet. The aircraft was later found to have crashed on approach to runway 14; weather included fog and mist.
Primary Cause
Adverse weather conditions ? fog and mist ? created a hazardous environment for flight operations.Adverse weather conditions ? fog and mist ? created a hazardous environment for flight operations.Share on:
