Date:
 December 25, 2003
Location:
 Cotonou, Benin
Aircraft:
 B-727
Reg:
 3X-GDO
Airline:
 UTA
Flight No:
 141
Fatalities:
 161 :140

The B-727 was barely able to climb after taking off from Cotonou Airport. The landing gear struck a building housing electronics, crashed through the barrier fence and broke up along the shoreline adjacent to the airport. The plane was overloaded by 10 tons of cargo which was improperly distributed. The pilot was tried, convicted and sentenced to 20 years in jail by a Lebanese court.