Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 26 December 1974
Aircraft Type: Grumman American G-1159 Gulfstream II
Owner/operator: Togo Government
Registration Number: 5V-TAA
Location: Lome Airport (LFW) –
ÿ Togo
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Gulfstream II corporate jetGulfstream II corporate jet
Category: Accident
A Gulfstream II corporate jet carrying Togo President Gnassingb Eyadma crashed near Lome Airport (LFW) on January 19, 1974, killing three crew members and all three passengers. The jet, which had recently returned from Niamey Airport (NIM), was damaged beyond repair.A Gulfstream II corporate jet carrying Togo President Gnassingb Eyadma crashed near Lome Airport (LFW) on January 19, 1974, killing three crew members and all three passengers. The jet, which had recently returned from Niamey Airport (NIM), was damaged beyond repair.
Description
A Gulfstream II corporate jet, the presidential jet of Togo President Gnassingb Eyadma, was damaged beyond repair in a fatal accident near Lome Airport (LFW). Three crew members were killed but all three passengers survived. The corporate jet was returning from Niamey Airport (NIM) where it had taken Niger President Seyni Kountche. In January 1974 Togo President Gnassingb Eyadma had lost his Presidential Douglas C-47 in an accident.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0sgwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LQIEAAAAIBAJ&dq=togo%20plane&pg=1893%2C5178713https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0sgwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LQIEAAAAIBAJ&dq=togo%20plane&pg=1893%2C5178713Primary Cause
Unknown ? Possible mechanical failure or pilot error.Unknown ? Possible mechanical failure or pilot error.Share on:
