- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | July 16, 2005 |
Time: | 1000 |
Location: | Baney, Equatorial Guinea |
Operator: | Ecuatair |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Malabala, Bioko Island - Bata |
AC Type: | Antonov AN-24B |
Registration: | 3C-VQR |
cn / ln: | 79901104 |
Aboard: | 60 (passengers:54 crew:6) |
Fatalities: | 60 (passengers:54 crew:6) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The airliner disappeared from radar and crashed into dense jungle shortly after taking off from Malabala. A witness saw flames coming from the side of the plane shortly after take-off. The plane then tilted and fell, skidded over trees for a distance of about half a mile and crashed. The plane was overloaded. The aircraft was built to accommodate a maximum of 48 passengers. |
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