- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | December 09, 1993 |
Time: | ? |
Location: | Off Dakar, Senegal |
Operator: | Air Senegal / Gambia Airways |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | ? |
AC Type: | DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 / NAMC YS-11 |
Registration: | 6V-ADE / C5-GAA |
cn / ln: | 393 / 2030 |
Aboard: | 3 (passengers:2 crew:1) |
Fatalities: | 3 (passengers:2 crew:1) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Midair collision. The Twin Otter, which was descending inbound to Dakar, collided with a Gambia Airways aircraft which had just taken off. The Twin Otter crashed into the sea. Failure to maintain assigned altitude. Three killed aboard the Twin Otter. The YS-11 was able to land safely. |
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